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Karen arrives at work at half past eight . Steve arrives at nine . ( early ). Karen arrives at work ealier than Steve. Paul talks a lot . Bill is quite reserved . ( talkative ). Paul is more talkative than Bill.
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Karen arrives at work at halfpasteight. Steve arrives at nine. (early) Karen arrives at work ealierthanSteve.
Paul talks a lot. Bill isquitereserved. (talkative) Paul ismore talkativethanBill.
Kevin alwayswears jeans. Richard alwayswears a suit. (smart) Richard wearssmarterclothesthanKevin.
Mary alwaysgivesherfriendswonderfulbirthdaypresents. Susan nevergivesthemanything. Mary ismore generousthanSusan. Susan ismeaner / stingierthan Mary
Mumremembers people’s names. Dadusuallyforgetsthem. Mumremembers people’s namesmore easilythanDad. Mumhas a bettermemorythanDad. Dadforgetsnamesmore easilythanmum.
Meg oftensmiles. Pauline isalwaysverysad. Meg ismore cheerfulthanPauline. Pauline issadder / more depressedthanMeg.
Usethe + comparative to show thatonethingdepends on another. • The more illegibleyoursignatureis, the less assertiveyou are. • The sooneryou do it, the easierit’llbe. • The colderitis, the more clothesyouneedto wear.
If a caris big ituses more petrol. The biggera caris, the more petrolituses.
Ifwe start soonwe’llfinishsoon. • Whenyougetoldyoubecomewiser. • If people drive fast theyhave more accidents. • If the weatheris hot youneedto drink more. • Whenyouknowherwellyou’lllikeher more. • Ifyoucookitslowly, it’ll taste better. • Ifwe do a lot of wrknow, we’llhavelessto do later.
Ifwe start soonwe’llfinishsoon. The soonerwe start the soonerwe’llfinish. • Whenyougetoldyoubecomewiser. The olderyouget the wiseryoubecome. • If people drive fast theyhave more accidents. The faster people drive the more accidentstheyhave. • If the weatheris hot youneedto drink more. The hotter the weather the more youneedto drink.
Whenyouknowherwellyou’lllikeher more. The more you (getto) knowher the more you’lllikeher. • Ifyoucookitslowly, it’ll taste better. The sloweryoucookit the betterit’ll taste. • Ifwe do a lot of work now, we’llhavelessto do later. The more work we do now, the lesswe’llhaveto do later.