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Friday, October 18, 2013

Proportional Comparatives


Proportional comparative is used to show proportional effect when one comparative takes place.

Form: The comparative …, the comparative ….

For examples,
  • The older we get, the more forgetful we are.
  • The more advanced, the more complicated the computer is.
  • The older you are, the lonelier you will become.
  • The more adventurous it is, 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.
  • The higher the salary, the better the living conditions are.
  • The higher the qualification, the better salary he gets.
  • The more you eat, the fatter you will be.
  • The earlier we leave, the sooner we will arrive.
  • The longer he waited, the more impatient he became.
  • The more I got to know him, the more I liked him.
  • The smarter the student, the easier the test is.
  • The colder the weather, the better I feel.
  • The better the service, the more expensive the hotel is.
  • The better the car, the faster it will be.
  • The more difficult the test, the worse the mark is.

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