Structure of comparative sentence

Number multiples can include: half, twice, three times, four times, etc. Multiple number comparative of the following rule.

           Subject + verb + number multiple + as + (much, many) + noun + as + noun, pronoun

Note: It is incorrect to say; " twice more than, " etc.

• This encyclopedia costs twice as much as the other one.

• At the clambake last week, Fred ate three times as many oysters as Barney.

• Jerome has half as many records now as I had last year.

Double comparatives

These sentences begin with a comparative construction, and thus the second clause must also begin with a comparative.

                      The + comparative + subject + verb + the  + comparative + subject + verb

• The hotter it is, the more miserable I feel.

• The higher we flew, the worse Edna felt. 

• The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

• The sooner you take your medicine, the better you will feel. 

• The sooner you leave, the earlier you will arrive at your destination. 

                     the more + subject + verb + the + comparative + subject + verb

• The more you study, the smarter you will become. 

• The more he rowed the boat, the farther away he got.

• The more he slept, the more irritable he became.

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