Question

Combine the ideas in the parentheses into a double comparative. You need to decide which of the two given ideas should come first in the comparison to make a logical statement.

Example: The harder you study, the more you will learn.

The more she studied, the more she learned.

1. (I became bored He talked.) I met a man at a party last night. I tried to be interested in what he was saying, but the ……………………………………………………………………………………..…………

2. (I wailed long. I got angry.) My friend told me that she would pick me up at the corner at seven o’clock. By seven- thirty, she still hadn’t come. The …………………………………………………………………

3. (You understand more You are old.) -There are many advantages to being young, but the ………………………………………………….……

4. (She drove fast. I became nervous.) Erica offered to take me to the airport, and I was grateful. But we got a late start, so on the way she stepped on the accelerator, I got more than a little uncomfortable. The ………………………………

Answer 1

more he talked, the more bored I became. 

longer I waited, the angrier I got. 

 more you understand, the older you are. 

faster she drove, the more nervous I became.