mini

1. MINI GRAMMAR
the ... the ...+ comparatives
The more space there isbetweenyourname andlastname,the more youwish to keepseparate
these twoparts of your personality.
The more illegible yoursignature is, the lessassertive youprobablyare asa person.
Use the + comparative adjective oradverbtoshow that one thingdependsonanother,e.g.,
• The soonerwe start, the earlierwe’llfinish.=how soonwe will finishdependsonwhenwe start.
• The colderitis, the more clothesyouneedtowearto keepwarm.= how manyclothesyouneed
to weardependsonhowcoldit is.
a Rewrite the sentences using the... the + comparative.
1 If youstudy a lot, you learn a lot.
The_more youstudy, the_more you learn.
2 If we leave soon, we’ll get there earlier.
The sooner we leave, the earlier we!ll get there.
3 If youhave a lot of time, you do things slowly.
The more time youhave, the more slowly you do things.
4 If youare in shape, youfeel good.
The more inshape youare, the betteryoufeel.
b Complete the sentences in your own words.
1 The more money you have, the more you spending
2 The sooneryou start your homework, the more earlier you finish youhomework
3 The fasterI speak in English, the more you learn
4 The less yousleep, the more dreams you have