Exercise 1: Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words in brackets.

Question 32: (much)_______he drank, (violent)_______he became.

Question 33: Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most, (rich)_______he becomes, (happy)_______he is.

Question 34: I can't stand this weather. It's getting_______and_______(hot).

Question 35: The bigger the supermarket is, the (wide)_______the choice is.

Question 36: Eating and traveling in this city are getting_______(expensive).

Question 37: Why don't you buy bananas when they are (little expensive)_______than apples?

Question 38: Marine reptiles are among the few creatures that are known to have a possible life span (great)_______than that of man.

Question 39: This one is prettier, but it costs three times (much)_______as the other one.

Question 40: The (much)_______we learn, the (much) we forget_______.

 

32, The more - the more violent

- So sánh kép:

The+ so sánh hơn, the+ so sánh hơn.

33, The richer - the happier

- Tương tự câu 32

34, hotter - hotter 

- get + ss hơn + and + ss hơn: trở nên ... hơn 

- can't stand sth/ doing sth: không thể chịu đựng đc cái gì/ việc làm gì

35, wider

- Tương tự câu 32

36, more expensive

- get + ss hơn: trở nên ... hơn 

37, less expensive 

- So sánh kém hơn:

S1 + tobe+ less+ adj+ than+ S2/N/pro

38, greater 

-> Have +N1 + short adj- er/more + long adj+ than+ N2: có cái gì ...hơn cái gì 

39, as much

- So sánh gấp bội:

S + V + số lần chênh lệch + as + much/many / adj/ adv (+N) + as + N/pro

40, more - more

- Tương tự câu 32

32. The more - The more violent

- So sánh đồng tiến: (càng..càng)

+ The + adj-er/more adj + S + V, the + adj-er/more adj + S + V

33. the richer - the happier

- So sánh đồng tiến: (càng..càng)

+ The + adj-er/more adj + S + V, the + adj-er/more adj + S + V

34. hotter - hotter

- Get + adj-er + and + adj-er: càng trở nên như thế nào

35. wider

- So sánh đồng tiến: (càng..càng)

+ The + adj-er/more adj + S + V, the + adj-er/more adj + S + V

36. more expensive

- Get + more + adj-dài: càng trở nên như thế nào

37. less expensive

- Than -> So sánh hơn

- So sánh kém hơn:

+ S1 + tobe + less + adj + than + S2

38. greater

- So sánh hơn với adj-ngắn:

+ S1 + tobe + adj-er + than + S2

39. as much

- So sánh ngang bằng:

+ S1 + tobe + as + adj/much/many + as + S2

40. more - more

- So sánh đồng tiến: (càng..càng)

+ The + adj-er/more adj + S + V, the + adj-er/more adj + S + V