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DOUBLE COMPARATIVES
You can use two comparatives, each preceded by THE, in order to show how one quality or
amount is linked to another. The first comparative express a condition for the second
comparative.
Second comparative
DOUBLE COMPARATIVES TO
SHOW CHANGE
Finally, double comparatives are also used to show a continual increase or
decrease.
EXAMPLES:
There are more and more people coming to this vacation spot.
It seems like there is less and less time to spend with the family these
days.
Recently, people are finding more and more time to spend with their
families.
A C T I V I T Y
Choose the correct double comparative:
1.Thehard/harderhe worked,themore/mostmoney he earned.
2.Theless/little/leastfood he ate,thethin/thinner/thinnesthe got.
3.Themore/mostslowly he worked , theless/little/leasthe earned.
4.Thefatter/fattestshe got , the moreslow/slowly/slowershe worked.
5.Thehard/harder/hardesthe worked , themore/mostmoney he
earned.
g
b
c
a