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    Double Comparatives

    Comparative and Comparative


    John is getting taller and taller!

    The comparative which is repeated can be an


    adverb, a pronoun, a determiner or an adjective,
    with or without more or less.

    Let’s take a closer look.


    Double Comparatives
    Comparative and Comparative
    1. Adverb
    “It’s becoming harder and harder to find a job.”
    “Mary has been looking for a job more and more persistently.”
    Double Comparatives
    Comparative and Comparative
    2. Pronoun

    “These days we are learning more and more about some diseases.”
    Double Comparatives
    Comparative and Comparative
    3. Determiner

    “She is studying less and less


    information/fewer and fewer
    pages each day.”
    Double Comparatives
    Comparative and Comparative
    4. Adjective

    “Adele is getting thinner and thinner.”


    Double Comparatives
    Comparative and Comparative
    5. More/less + adjective/adverb

    “This exercise is getting more and more


    difficult.”
    “She is getting less and less worried
    about the situation.”
    Double Comparatives
    Comparative and Comparative
    The…the… work as correlative conjunctions when linking two
    clauses to show that they vary proportionally.

    “The warmer the weather is, the better


    I feel.”
    Correlative Comparatives
    the + comparative element

    Look at these examples:

    a) The more expensive the hotel, the better the service.

    b) The younger you are, the easier it is to learn.

    c) The more I thought about the plan, the less I liked it.
    PRACTICE
    PRACTICE
    Complete with the double comparatives. Use the adjectives in the box:

    nervous big good expensive bad

    1. bigger and bigger


    The hole in your sweater is getting _________________.
    2. more and more nervous
    As I waited for my interview, I became _______________________.
    3. Travelling is becoming ________________________.
    more and more expensive
    4. Since she has been in Britain, her English has got _______________.
    better and better
    5. As the day went on, the weather got ________________.
    worse and worse
    PRACTICE
    Complete the sentences using the structure the…the:

    1. I didn’t like him when we first met. But the more I got to know
    the more I liked him (like)
    him,__________________.
    PRACTICE
    Complete the sentences using the structure the…the:

    2. It’s hard to concentrate when you’re tired. The more tired you are,
    the harder it is to concentrate (hard)
    _________________________.
    PRACTICE
    Complete the sentences using the structure the…the:

    3. She had to wait a very long time. The longer she waited,
    the more impatient she became (impatient/become).
    ___________________________.
    PRACTICE
    Complete the sentences using the structure the…the:

    4. If you’re in business, you want to make a profit. The more goods you
    the more profit you will make (profit)
    sell, _________________________.

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