COMPARISON OF ADVERBS AND ADJECTIVES: 3

Comparisons of Equality:
To form the comparison of equality with adjectives, use:
Tanto (as, so) + adjective + quanto (as) + noun
Angela e tanto bella quanto sua sorella. <Angela is as beautiful as her sister.>
or:
Cosi (as, so) + Adjective + come (as)
Angela e cosi bella come sua sorella. <Angela is as beautiful as her sister.>
(To form the comparison of equality with nouns, only tanto...quanto is used, and these words must agree with the nouns they modify:
Lui vende tanti libri quante reviste. <He sells as many books as magazines.>)