correlative of comparison: as ... as

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English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #153 "Comparison with as .... as", question 5

I bet you don't love me ......... I love you. That would be impossible!

(a) as good as
(b) as long as
(c) as soon as
(d) as much as

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #153 "Comparison with as .... as", answer 5

I bet you don't love me as much as I love you. That would be impossible!

Correct answer: (d) as much as
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i don t know what as...as?

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[Mister Micawber]

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It is a correlative of comparison.

I like plums as much as I like peaches.
I like plums as much as peaches.
Your face is as white as a sheet.
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[Saneta]

'as long as' can meat: 'if only', 'if', 'intill' but we can understand it also literally with 'long' as an adverb, don't we?
I think it also can suit: as long as=as for a long period as?

many thanks

[Mister Micawber]

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[Saneta]

Hi, Mr Micawber,
I just wanted to say that for me it would be also correct:
I bet you don't love me as long as I love you.= for example: I love you for a longer time than you love me.?, excluding that real love includes the same time for both persons -how it should be and it is.

what do you think?
thank you

[Mister Micawber]

I bet you haven't loved me as long as I've loved you. --Yes, this is fine, Saneta.
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