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.