I. Repeated comparatives :
I. Repeated comparatives Used to describe actions and things that are increasing or decreasing
The birthrate is getting lower and lower.
- More and more people are marrying later.
LCD is becoming more and more popular.
II. Double comparatives :
II. Double comparatives Used to describe a cause-and-effect process.
The more education women get, the later they marry.
The more you eat, the fatter you become.
The better the quality of health care (is), the longer the life expectancy (is).
III. Notes :
III. Notes When be is used in double comparatives, it is sometimes omitted.
- The darker (it is) , the colder (it is)
Don’t use continuous verb forms in double comparatives.
- The harder it was raining, the wetter I was getting. (wrong)
- The harder it rained, the wetter I got.
IV. Practice :
IV. Practice 1. Em càng t?c gi?n, trông em càng xinh.
2. T?t càng d?n g?n, ngu?i ta càng mua s?m nhi?u hon.
3. Càng già ông ?y càng th?y cô don.
4. Càng di nhi?u, tôi càng m? mang d?u óc.
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5. Càng ngày càng có nhi?u ngu?i b? quê ra thành ph? ki?m s?ng.
6. S? ngu?i thích s?ng d?c thân càng ngày càng cao.
7. Giá kim lo?i quý càng ngày càng cao.
8. Ly hôn càng ngày càng tr? nên ph? bi?n.