The…the…

with
comparative
adjectives

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 Uses

– 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.)

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 Form

– the + comparative + subject + verb to mean that one thing

depends on another or that two variable quantities are
related.
– the more/the less + subject + verb without using a
comparative adjective or a noun.
– the more/the less + noun, instead of using a comparative
adjective or adverb.
– the + comparative adjective, the better to express
preference in relation to the quantity or quality of
something.
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 Examples

– 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.

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