B.
DOUBLE COMPARATIVES WITH ‘THE ..., THE ...’
Ex1. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
1. The bus ran more quickly and he felt more excited.
The more
2. If we start sooner, we'll have more time for the exploration.
The sooner
3. As I get older, I want to travel less.
The older
4. The houses are small so they are cheap.
The smaller
5. If you rise higher, you'll fall harder.
The higher
6. His fondness for the game increases with his proficiency.
The more proficient
7. We can go home sooner if we finish work sooner.
The sooner
8. You sleep much so you feel tired much.
The more
9. We travel more and we love our country more.
The more
10. You know more about that country and you become more amazed.
The more
Ex2. Use the words given to make up sentences with ‘The ..., the ...’
Example: much wood pulp/ used, / many trees/ be cut down.
The more wood pulp is used, the more trees are cut down.
1. near/ New Year come, / more/ hurried people/ be.
2. attentively/ he listen, / well/ he/ understand the lesson.
3. soon/ you finish your work, / soon/ you/ go home.
4. much/ you/ see our country, / more/ you/ love it.
5. less strong/ you/ be, / happy/ you/ be.
6. carefully/ you/ write, / few mistakes/ you/ make.
7. difficult/ lessons become, / hard/ we/ have to try.
8. near/ winter draw, / cold/ we/ feel.
9. far/ we/ be from home, / much/ we/ miss it.
10. old/ she grow, / beautiful/ she/ become.
Double comparatives
a. If you work harder, you make more products
-> The harder you work, the more products you make.
b. If you have a better job, you get higher pay
-> The better job you have, the higher pay you get.
c. If you are happier, you look younger
-> The happier you are, the younger you look.
d. If there are more people, it will be better
-> The more people there are, the better it will be.
e. If they rise higher, they will fall harder
-> The higher they rise, the harder they will fall.
f. If it rains and rains, you feel more like not going out
-> The harder it rains, the more you feel like not going out.
g. If you get here sooner, we'll be able to start out sooner
-> The sooner you get here, the sooner we'll be able to start out.
h. If you hear more about it, you become more anxious
-> The more you hear about it, the more anxious you become.
i. If the letter is heavier, you have to put more stamps on it
-> The heavier the letter is, the more stamps you have to put on it.
j. If you travel to more places, you find out more about the world
-> The more places you travel to, the more you find out about the world.