PERIOD 26: DOUBLE COMPARISON

A. THE STRUCTURES
1. COMPARATIVE AND COMPARATIVE (CÀNG NGÀY CÀNG/ CÀNG LÚC CÀNG):
a. SHORT ADJ(ER)/ ADV(ER) AND SHORT ADJ(ER)/ ADV(ER)
Eg: It is getting hotter and hotter. (Trời càng ngày càng nóng)
b. MORE AND MORE + LONG ADJ/ ADV
Eg: The storm became more and more violent. (Cơn bão càng ngày càng dữ dội)
2. THE + COMPARATIVE, THE + COMPARATIVE (CÀNG ……, CÀNG ……):
a. THE + ADJ(ER)/ADV(ER) + S1 + V1, THE + ADJ(ER)/ADV(ER) + S2 + V2
Eg: The taller she gets, the thinner she is. (Cô ấy càng cao, cô ấy càng gầy.)
b. THE + MORE + LONG ADJ/ADV + S1 + V1, THE + MORE + LONG ADJ(ER)/ADV(ER) + S2 + V2
Eg: The more beautiful she is, the more attractive she gets. (Cô ấy càng xinh cô ấy càng thu hút.)
B. EXERCISES
Ex 1: Give correct form of the adjectives in brackets using the structure “Comparative and
comparative”.
1. The weather gets __________________. (cold)
2. Bob is getting ____________________. (fat)
3. Jim’s situation became _____________. (difficult)
4. __________ my grandparents get, _____________ they are. (old – happy)
5. __________ it is, ___________ Hoa is. (hot – weak)
6. The company expended rapidly. It grew ______________ all the priod. (big)
7. Life got __________ for Viet as the company became __________. (good – successful)
8. ____________ we eat, _____________ we get. (many – fat)
9. As Microsoft grew, Bill Gates got _________________. (rich)
10. Her job gets _________________ every year. (hard)
Ex 2: Use the structure “The + comparative, the + comparative” to rewrite the following
sentences.
1. They are big, they fall fast.
 The bigger they are , the faster they fall
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2. It is hot, I feel miserable.
 The hotter it is , the more miserable I feel.
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3. I look into your eyes much, I love you much.
 The more I look into your eyes , the more I love you.
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4. He got old, he became bad-tempered.
 The older he got , the worse-tempered he became.
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5- He worked hard. He felt very bad.
 The harder he worked , the worse he felt.
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6- When we think of the exam, we get more and more excited.
 The more we think of the exam , the more excited we get.
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7- As this road gets busier, it becomes more and more dangerous.
 The busier this road gets , the more dangerous it becomes.
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8- When you get near to the Equator, the temperature becomes high.
 The _nearer you get to the Equator , the higher the temperature becomes.
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9- If she stays in England a long time, her English will be very good.
 The longer she stays in England , the better her English will be.
10- You write fast, your writing becomes illegible.
 The _faster you write, the more illegible your writing becomes.
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11. She is mature, she becomes beautiful.
 The _more mature she is, the more beautiful she becomes.
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12. He study much, he becames stupid.
 The more he studies, the more stupid he becomes.
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13. He drinks much water, he becomes thirsty.
 The _more water he drinks, the more thirstier he becomes.
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14. He is mature, he becomes intelligent
 The more mature he is, the more intelligent he becomes.
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15. You speak English much, your English will be good.
 The _more you speak English, the better your English will be.
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16. People save much paper, much wood pulp is preserved
 The _more paper people save , the more wood pulp is preserved.
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17. We make much paper, it becomes cheap.
 The more paper we make , the cheaper it becomes.
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18. Petrol becomes expensive, people drive little.
 The more expensive Petrol becomes , the less people drive.
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19. You make much money, you spend much.
 The more money you make , the more you spend.
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20. You work hard, you will get good results.
 The harder you work , the better results you will get .
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21. You learn with him much, you will know him well.
 The _ more you learn with him , the better you will know him.
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22. Many people live in this city, they need many services.
 The . more people live in this city , the more services they need.
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23. You do much exercise, you are fit.
 The more exercises you do , the fitter you are.
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24. He wrote much, his writing becomes good.
 The more he wrote , the better his writing becomes.
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25. They use much wood pulp, they cut many trees.
 The _ more wood pulp they use , the more trees they cut.
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26. They travel much, they know about the world good.
 The _ more they travel , the better they know about the world
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27. Jack eats much, he becomes fat.
 The _ more Jack eats , the fatter he becomes.
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28. We start late, we get into many traffic jams.
 The _ later we start, the more traffic jams we get into.
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29. We breathe much polluted air, we will get weak.
 The _ more polluted air we breathe , the weaker we will get.
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30. Means of transport are cheap, they become popular.
 The _ cheaper means of transport are , the more popular they become.
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31. She studies hard, she will get good grades.
 The _ harder she studies,the better marks she gets
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32. You rest much, you will feel better.
 The _ more you rest , the better you will feel.
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33. The weather is warmer, I feel better.
 The _ warmer the weather is , the better I feel
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34. We leave early, we will arrive soon.
 The __ earlier we leave , the sooner we will arrive
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35. We have much knowledge, we become wise.
 The more knowledge we have , the wiser we become.
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36. You are young, you learn easily.
 The more knowledge we have , the wiser we become.
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37. the hotel is expensive, the services are good.
 The more expensive the hotel is , the better the services are.
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38. You use much electricity, your bill will be high.
 The _ more electricity you use , the higher your bill will be.
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39. I thought about the plan, I like it little.
 The __ more I thought about the plan , the less I liked it.
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40. He is old, he learns slowly.
 The older he is , the slowlier he learns.
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41. She eats much, she will become fat
 The _ __more she eats, the fatter she will become.
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42. She is older, she becomes more beautiful
 The ___older she is, the more beautiful she become.
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43. You have much, you want more
 The ___more you have, the more you want. _
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44. I waited long. I got angry
 The _ __longer I wanted, the angrier I got.
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45. I live far. I feel homesick
 The _ ___farther I live, the more homesick I feel.
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46. He got old. He became quiet
 The __older I got , the more quiet he became.
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47. he drove fast. I became nervous
 The _ faster he drove, the more nervous I became.
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48. A flat is big. The rent is high
 The _ bigger the flat is, the higher the rent is.
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49. The sun is high, the shadow is low.
 The _ sun is high, the shadow is low.
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50. I study much, I know lots of.
 The more I study, the more I know.
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51. I know alot, I forget much.
 The more i know, the more i forget.
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52. I forget much , I know little.
 The _ more i forget, the less i know.
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