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1. Double Comparative Exercises Pdf Exercise
2. Double Comparative Exercises Pdf Worksheet
3. Comparative Adjectives Exercises Pdf

This is a worksheet for teaching the double and the proportional comparative. Recommended for intermediate students who are asked to complete the sentences using the double comparative structure and complete the sentences given using the correct form of the words in brackets. The answer key is included. Double Comparatives and Double Superlatives A double comparative is a sentence that compares two things. Forming adjectives and adverbs in the comparative degree can be a little tricky. Adjectives in the comparative degree end in -er, such as newer in the previous sentence “My car is newer than his car.”. Fill in the blanks. 1) The you study for these exams, the you will do. 2) She doesn't really like vodka, so the a bottle you find, the it will be for us. 3) My neighbour is driving me mad! It seems that the it is at night, the he plays his music! 4) He spent a year in India and loves spicy food. The the food is. Double comparatives describe a cause-and-effect process. The more education women get, the later they marry. The better the quality of health care (is), the higher the life expectancy (is). Double Comparatives: There is a unique structure of English sentence which starts with a comparative and takes another comparative to complete it. This type of sentence structure is unusual as it is generally used with proverbs.

the …the … comparatives

Comparative adjective or adverb

We can repeat the structure: the + comparative + subject + verb to mean that one thing depends on another or that two variable quantities are related.

• Thehealthier you eat, thebetter you feel.
• The harder he works, the more stressed he is.

Note that when we have the verb be in this structure, we can omit it.

• The longer the wait, the more agitated the people become.
• =The longer the wait is, the more agitated the people become.

the more/the less + noun

Double Comparative Exercises Pdf Exercise

You can also use a noun in the same structure instead of an adjective or adverb.

• The more exerciseyou do, the fitter you get.
• The less carbohydrates you consume, the healthier you will be.

the more/the less + clause

Or you can use the more/the less + subject + verb instead of using an adjective or noun.

• The more you read, the wiser you get.
• The more you know, the less you need to say.

the … the better

Double Comparative Exercises Pdf Worksheet

We can use the structure the + comparative adjective, the better to express preference in relation to the quantity or quality of something.

Comparative Adjectives Exercises Pdf

• Please, call me soon. The sooner, the better.
• A: ‘Isn’t this fridge too big?’ B: ‘No, the bigger, the better.’