Double Comparatives B
We use the …. the with comparatives to describe things which are changing or varying together:
The warmer it gets, the easier it is to spend time out of doors.
The older she gets, the happier she feels.
The more boring the computer programme is, the more she seems to enjoy it.
The more money they earn, the more junk they seem to accumulate.
1. [Match]
Try creating some sentences with the ….the expressions!
(to do sth behind someone’s back – to do something in an unfair way, or in such a way as to avoid being seen or heard)
Answers for Quiz [1].
- 1. I don’t know. (correct)
- 2. terrified she is. (correct)
- 3. save. (correct)
- 4. on staying at home. (correct)
- 5. the less confident she felt about which one to choose. (correct)
- 6. the more they liked it. (correct)
- 7. giggled behind his back. (correct)
- 8. the more exhausted they get. (correct)
- 9. resentful she became. (correct)
- 10. of his family. (correct)