grammar · neutral
the more + ..., the more + ... (correlative comparatives)
Shows proportional relationship: as one thing increases, another also increases or decreases.
Examples
“The more you practice, the better you become.”
“The more he eats fast food, the less healthy he feels.”
“The more information we have, the more accurate our conclusion will be.”
Band 8 sentence
“The more governments invest in early education, the greater the societal benefits will be in the long term.”
Collocations
- The more + clause, the more + clause
Common mistakes
More you study, more you learn.→The more you study, the more you learn.
The more you study, more you learn.→The more you study, the more you learn.
Say it for a higher band
5more ... more ...→6The more ... more ...→7+The more ... the more ...
Synonyms
as ... so ...
Easily confused
as ... so ...
“As you get older, so your priorities change.”
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