Bài 24: Comparative adjectives: the -er, the -er and the more …, the more

GRAMMAR
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Structure: the + comparative adjective + clause + the + comparative adjective + clause

The more the building shook, the more we held on.
The louder it became, the more we saw things falling down.
The more we saw, the less we could believe.
The more we looked, the fewer things we found to retrieve.
The colder it is, the hungrier I get. (as the weather gets colder, I get hungrier)
The more generous you are towards others, the more generous they are likely to be towards you.

A short form of this structure is used in the expressions

‘How do you like your coffee?’ ‘The stronger the better.’
‘When should I start?’ ‘The earlier the better.’

Exercise
Choose the correct forms to complete the following the… the… comparatives.

1______, the more you realise life isn’t about how you look.
a. Older you get
b. The oldest you get
c. As older you get
d. The older you get
2. The more he talks, ______ how stupid he is.
a. more you realise
b. the more you realise
c. the most you realise
d. you realise more
3. Research shows ______ about getting a good job, the better you do in school
a. the least you care
b. the less you care
c. as less you care
d. the most you care
4______, the easier it is to beat the competition.
a. As more connections you have
b. The most connections you have
c. The more connections do you have
d. The more connections you have
5. Studies suggest ______ at work, the more productive you become.
a. the happier you are
b. the happier are you
c. the happiest you are
d. happier you are
6. If anything goes wrong, contact me as soon as you can; ______.
a. as sooner the better
b. the sooner is the better
c. the sooner the better
d. the soonest the better
7______, the less I care about what people may think.
a. The older I get
b. As older I get
c. The older do I get
d. As older as I get
8______, the better he gets.
a. The most practicing
b. The more he practices
c. As he practices more
d. More he practices
9. In Halloween, people look for the creepiest costumes. ______.
a. The creepiest the better
b. More creepy better
c. As creepier the better
d. The creepier the better
10. The more authority he has, ______ he becomes.
a. less reasonable
b. the less reasonable
c. the least reasonable
d. not reasonable
View Answers
  1. The older you get, the more you realise life isn’t about how you look.
  2. The more he talks, the more you realise how stupid he is.
  3. Research shows the less you care about getting a good job, the better you do in school
  4. The more connections you have, the easier it is to beat the competition.
  5. Studies suggest the happier you are at work, the more productive you become.
  6. If anything goes wrong, contact me as soon as you can; the sooner the better.
  7. The older I get, the less I care about what people may think.
  8. The more he practices, the better he gets.
  9. In Halloween, people look for the creepiest costumes. The creepier the better.
  10. The more authority he has, the less reasonable he becomes.

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