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Double comparatives: more and more/ less and less

Let's start with what's easier when dealing with DOUBLE COMPARATIVES: 

1. MORE AND MORE+ adjective: 

a) Using long adjectives: more and more+ long adjective: 

- more and more difficult // more and more beautiful // more and more interesting... 

b) Using short adjectives: ... adjective+ ER AND adjective+ ER... 

- Bigger and bigger// faster and faster// heavier and heavier. 

2. LESS AND LESS+ ADJECTIVE: 

a)  When the double comparative is followed by an uncountable (which cannot be counted):  

- She has less and less work// I eat less and less chocolate. 

less money                  fewer coins

less water                   fewer bottles                                             less juice               fewer bottles

less food                     fewer apples

b) When the double comparative is followed by a countable: (in the plural): 

- fewer and fewer cigarettes // fewer and fewer people. 

1.fewer// 2. fewer //3. less//4. fewer//5. less// 6. less 

3. LES EXCEPTIONS : good// bad// far. 

Now, go for the test! 

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