Advanced Comparative Structures

• CEFR C1
• Grammar
• Printable
• Answer key

Advanced Comparative Structures is a printable grammar worksheet for English language learners at CEFR level C1. It covers the more... the more, no less than, far from, and comparative intensifiers, with 5 exercises and an answer key.

Advanced comparative structures show proportional change, contrast, and emphasis.

Use the + comparative, the + comparative to show two linked changes.

Use no more than, no less than, far more, considerably less, and by far to control emphasis precisely.

Examples

• The more we invest, the more resilient the system becomes.
• The less evidence we have, the more cautious we should be.
• No fewer than fifty residents objected.
• The second method is considerably more accurate.
• This option is by far the most practical.
• The problem is far more complex than expected.
• No less than half the budget was spent on maintenance.
• The earlier the warning is issued, the better the response will be.

What's in this worksheet

1. Complete the sentence
2. Correct the mistake
3. Transform the sentence
4. Mixed practice
5. Controlled production

Common mistakes

• The more we invest, system becomes more resilient.  →  The more we invest, the more resilient the system becomes. Repeat the + comparative in both clauses.
• No less than fifty residents objected.  →  No fewer than fifty residents objected. Use fewer with plural countable nouns.
• The second method is more accurate considerably.  →  The second method is considerably more accurate. Put the intensifier before the comparative.
• This option is by far more practical.  →  This option is by far the most practical. Use by far with a superlative in this pattern.