cấu trúc · neutral
more and more + adjective/noun
used to describe a trend increasing over time; 'increasingly' is a close alternative.
Examples
“More and more people work remotely these days.”
“The city is becoming more and more crowded.”
“More and more students choose STEM majors.”
Band 8 sentence
“More and more students from rural areas are attending university, reflecting expanding access to higher education.”
Collocations
- more and more + people/young people/students
- more and more + common/important/popular
Word family
Common mistakes
More and more peoples are moving to cities.→More and more people are moving to cities.
It becomes more and more worse every year.→It becomes worse and worse every year.
Say it for a higher band
5more + adjective→6increasingly→7+more and more + adjective/noun
Synonyms
increasingly
Easily confused
increasingly
“The population is increasingly aware of environmental issues.”
worse and worse / better and better
“Traffic is getting worse and worse during rush hour.”
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