This document discusses parallel comparatives, which show proportionate increase or decrease between two things. Parallel comparatives follow the structure "the + comparative expression + subject + verb". They describe a cause-and-effect relationship where one action or quantity changes proportionally with another. Several examples are provided to illustrate this grammatical structure.

1. Parallel comparatives

2. This structure is used to show
proportionate increase or
decrease.

3. Parallel comparatives describe a
cause-and-effect process.
• The more education women get, the later they
marry.
• The better the quality of health care (is), the
higher the life expectancy (is).

6. Note the word order in both
clauses: the + comparative
expression + subject + verb
The more I see him, the more I like him.
(NOT The more I see him I like him more)

7. Examples
The faster we finish, the sooner we’ll get home.
The older we grow, the wiser we become.
The higher you climb, the colder it gets.
The lighter the box, the easier it is to carry.

8. • More can be used with a noun in this
structure.
The more money he makes, the more useless
things he buy.
The more garbage you dump, the more
pollution you create.

9. More examples
• The more sport you practice, the fitter you get.
• The more you eat, the fatter you get.
• The more I study, the better marks I’ll get in the exam.
• The longer I wait, the more impatient I get.
• The more I drink, the less self-control I have.
• The less I sleep, the more tired I am the following day.
• The more work I have, the longer I have to work.
• The more it rains, the better crops get.

10. • The more dangerous things are, the more I like it.
• The older Mark gets, the more he looks like his
grandfather.
• The more I get to know him, the more I like him.
• The longer she waited, the more impatient she got.
• The older a chicken is, the tougher it’s meat.
• The more careful a student is, the fewer mistakes he
makes.
• The more ripened plums are, the sweeter they taste.
• The stronger the coffee, the better it tastes.