Advanced Comparatives — The Paradox of More
Grammar: Comparatives — advanced forms, hedged comparison, double comparatives, parallel structures
Free ESL grammar exercise on advanced comparatives themed around the paradox of more. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 6 (proficiency) ESL grammar exercise on psychology, practising comparatives — advanced forms, hedged comparison, double comparatives, parallel structures. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
Every option not taken becomes a loss, and the mind experiences those notional losses as acutely as it experiences real ones. The broader the comparison we are forced to make, the more likely we are to defer, regret, or simply walk away.
Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives
- Double comparative
- The more you read, the better you write. — two parallel comparatives show proportional change
- Intensified
- The result was far more complex than expected. — use far / much / considerably / slightly before the comparative
Sample items
- The display with twenty-four jars attracted ______ browsers than the smaller one.
- ______ familiar you are with a category,... paralysed you feel by options.
- Maximisers feel ______ satisfied... people who accept a good-enough choice.
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