What type of comparisons are these

[chromerule]

I'm quite not able to decide the type of comparisons used in the following sentences. What I really want to know is if these are comparison of adjectives or adverbs or something else. Here they are.
1. He is as good a pianist as you are a drummer.
2. He's a better pianist than you are a drummer.
3. He's as good a swimmer as he's a footballer.
4. He's a better swimmer than he's a footballer.
5. if all that was left of you was your smile and your little finger, you'd still be more of a man than anyone I've ever met.

And, could I use sentences like these...?
6. He's more a footballer than a swimmer.
Someone please help me out.
Regards
- Prateesh

[sueandcat]

Hi Prateesh,
I think what's being compared in your examples are the nouns (pianist, drummer etc), rather than adjectives or adverbs. 'Good' and 'better' are adjectives/comparative adjectives. In sentences 3 and 4, you can't use the contraction 'he's' - you must say '... as he is footballer'. You could indeed use sentence 6!
Hope this helps, Sue.