Exercise 23: Combine the ideas in the parentheses into a double comparative.
You need to decide which of the two given ideas should come first in the
comparison to make a logical statement.
Example: The harder you study, the more you will learn.
The more she studied, the more she learned.
1. (I became bored He talked.)
I met a man at a party last night. I tried to be interested in what he was saying, but the
……………………………………………………………………………………..…………
2. (I wailed long. I got angry.)
My friend told me that she would pick me up at the corner at seven o’clock. By seven
thirty, she still hadn’t come. The …………………………………………………………………
3. (You understand more You are old.) -There are many advantages to being young, but
the ………………………………………………….……
4. (She drove fast. I became nervous.)
Erica offered to take me to the airport, and I was grateful. But we got a late start, so on the
way she stepped on the accelerator, I got more than a little uncomfortable. The
………………………………
5. (He thought about his family. He became homesick.)
Pierre tried to concentrate on his studying, but his mind would drift to his family and his
home. The ………………………………….
6. (We ran fast to reach the house. The sky grew dark.) -A storm was threatening. The
……………………………………………………..……
7. (I became confused. I thought about is.)
At first I thought I’d understood what she’d said, but then the
…………………………………………
8. (The air is polluted. The chances of developing respiratory diseases are great.)
Pollution poses many dangers. For example, the
…………………..………………………………..…
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The more he thought about his family, the more homesick he became.
The faster we ran to reach the house, the darker the sky grew.
more confused I became, the more I thought about it.
The more polluted the air is, the greater the chances of developing resporatory diseases are.
Question37. The only thing is how to go home. It makes me worried. (which)
The only thing which makes me worried is how to go home.
Question38. The water in this lake very dirty so we can’t swim in it. (too)
The water in this lake too dirty for us to swim in.
Question39. Mary could not go to school yesterday because she was sick. (because of)
Mary could not go to school yesterday because of being sick.
Question40. You helped me a lot with the work. Thank you very much for it. (helping)
Thank you very much for helping me a lot with the work.
37. I spent 4 hours reading the first chapter of the book
38. It was brave of him to tell her what he thought about her
39. Do you own this car?
40. We stayed at home instead of going to the theatre
37. In spite of the heavy rain, we went to school.
38. The doctor told her to eat more fruits and vegetables.
39. I wish I hadn't missed the film last night.
40. I used to go boating when I was young.
Combine the ideas given into a double comparative
1:When I write fast, my writing becomes illegible
-> The faster I write, the more illegible my writing becomes
2:She sings well. A lot of people admire her
-> The better she sings, the more people admire her
3: She visted many countries. She had lots of friends
-> The more countries she visited, the more friends she had
4:He works harder. He feels more tired
-> The harder he works, the more tired he feels
5:the value of a picture depends on how famous the artist is
-> The more famous the artist is, the more valuable a picture is
6:how well I sleep depends on how late I go to bed
-> The later I go to bed, the better I sleep
7:I don't spend much time with my family because I work so hard
-> The harder I work, the less time I spend with my family
8:the traffic moves very slowly as more cars come into the city
-> The more cars come into the city, the more slowly the traffic moves
9:the idea becomes less attractive as I think about it more
-> The more I think about the idea, the less attractive it becomes
10:the service of a hotel depends on how axpensive it is
-> The more expensive a hotel is, the better the service is
1. (I became bored He talked.)
I met a man at a party last night. I tried to be interested in what he was saying, but the
……more he talked, the more bored I became………………………………………………………………………………..…………
2. (I wailed long. I got angry.)
My friend told me that she would pick me up at the corner at seven o’clock. By seven
thirty, she still hadn’t come. The ……longer I waited, the angrier I got……………………………………………………………
3. (You understand more You are old.) -There are many advantages to being young, but
the …older you are, the more you understand……………………………………………….……
4. (She drove fast. I became nervous.)
Erica offered to take me to the airport, and I was grateful. But we got a late start, so on the way she stepped on the accelerator, I got more than a little uncomfortable. The
………… faster she drove, the more nervous I became……………………
5. (He thought about his family. He became homesick.)
Pierre tried to concentrate on his studying, but his mind would drift to his family and his
home. The …more he thought about his family,. the more homesick he became……………………………….
6. (We ran fast to reach the house. The sky grew dark.) -A storm was threatening. The
……darker the sky grew, the faster we ran to reach the house………………………………………………..……
7. (I became confused. I thought about is.)
At first I thought I’d understood what she’d said, but then the
……more I thought about it, the more confused I became……………………………………
8. (The air is polluted. The chances of developing respiratory diseases are great.)
Pollution poses many dangers. For example, the
……more polluted the air is, the greater the chances of developing respiratory diseases are……………..………………………………..…
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