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    The document discusses the use of comparative adjectives in parallel clauses to show proportionate increase or decrease. It provides the structure "the + comparative adjective + clause + the + comparative adjective + clause" and examples like "The more adventurous it is, the more I like it". A short form uses just the comparative adjective and "the better/merrier". This structure indicates that an increase/decrease in the first item results in an equal increase/decrease in the second.

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    The document discusses the use of comparative adjectives in parallel clauses to show proportionate increase or decrease. It provides the structure "the + comparative adjective + clause + the + comparative adjective + clause" and examples like "The more adventurous it is, the more I like it". A short form uses just the comparative adjective and "the better/merrier". This structure indicates that an increase/decrease in the first item results in an equal increase/decrease in the second.

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    The document discusses the use of comparative adjectives in parallel clauses to show proportionate increase or decrease. It provides the structure "the + comparative adjective + clause + the + comparative adjective + clause" and examples like "The more adventurous it is, the more I like it". A short form uses just the comparative adjective and "the better/merrier". This structure indicates that an increase/decrease in the first item results in an equal increase/decrease in the second.

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    The…the… with comparative adjectives

    Comparison and contrast are expressed by the use of the…the… with comparative
    adjectives in parallel clauses. This structure is used to show proportionate increase or
    decrease.

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

    The more adventurous it is, the more I like it. (NOT The more it is adventurous, the
    more I like it.)
    The less I see him the more I like him.
    The more he reads, the less he understands.
    The older we grow, the wiser we become.
    The higher you climb, the colder it gets.
    The richer one grows, the greater one’s worries.
    The less you spend, the more you save.
    The sooner they go, the better it is.

    A short form of this structure is used in the expressions ‘the more the merrier’ and ‘…the
    better’.

    ‘How do you like your coffee?’ ‘The stronger the better.’


    ‘When should I start?’ ‘The earlier the better.’

    Note that in this structure, the means ‘by that much’.

    www.englishgrammar.org

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