thesameas...
isusedtocomparetwothingsorconceptsthatareidenticalorsimilarinsomeway.
Doingajobwellisnotthesameasspendingalotoftimeonit.
Ithinkthesameasyoudoaboutthis.
Ididthesameashe. lesscommon/old-fashioned (didistakenasunderstoodandomitted)
Ididthesameashedid. morecommon
Ididthesameashim. mostcommonlyused/lessformal (notconsideredcorrectinformalwriting)
thesame+noun+as+noun/pronoun
Wewerestayingatthesamehotelasourparents.
Mynewcaristhesamemodelasmyoldone.
Yourjacketisthesamecolourasmine.
thesame+noun+that+clause
Weuse"thesame+noun+that+clause"torefertoaparticularnounpreviously mentionedandtointroduceaclausethatdescribesanactionorsituationrelatedtothat noun.Wecanoftenleaveoutthat,whoorwhich:
She’sthesameperson(that)IspoketowhenIphonedtheiroffice.
Isthisthesamecar(that)youhadwhenyouwereincollege?
Thatisthesameman(who)Imetyesterday.
WewerestayingatthesamehotelasEmilyandherhusband.
WewerestayingatthesamehotelthatEmilyandherhusbandhadstayedat fortheirhoneymoon.