grammar · neutral

much/far + comparative + than

Band 4-5speakingtask2

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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