grammar · neutral
much/far + comparative + than
Use 'much' or 'far' before a comparative to intensify the comparison (much better than, far more interesting than).
Examples
“This version is much better than the previous one.”
“The new phone is far more advanced than the old model.”
“She's far taller than her classmates.”
Band 8 sentence
“This year's results are far better than last year's, reflecting significant improvements in teaching methods.”
Collocations
- much/far + comparative + than
Common mistakes
This is more better than before.→This is much better than before.
It is very more interesting than that.→It is much more interesting than that.
Say it for a higher band
5more + -er (ví dụ: more better)→6very + comparative (ví dụ: very more interesting)→7+much/far + comparative + than
Synonyms
a lot + comparative + than
Easily confused
very + adjective
“She is very tall.”
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