SKILL 29

SKILL 29 USE THE IRREGULAR-ER, ER STRUCTURE CORRECTLY.

AN IRREGULAR COMPARATIVE STRUCTURE THAT HAS BEEN APPEARING FREQUENTLY ON THE TOEFL TEST CONSISTS OF TWO PARALLEL COMPARATIVES INTRODUCED BY THE.

THE HARDER THE TRIED, THE FURTHER HE FELL BEHIND

THE OLDER THE CHILDREN ARE, THE MORE THEIR PARENTS EXPECT FROM THEM.

IN THIS TYPE OF SENTENCE, THE AND THE COMPARISON CAN BE FOLLOWED BY A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT STRUCTURES

THE MORE CHILDREN YOU HAVE, THE BIGGER THE HOUSE YOU NEED.

THE HARDER YOU WORK, THE MORE YOU ACCOMPLISH

THE GREATER THE EXPERIENCE, THE HIGHER THE SALARY

IN THE FIRST EXAMPLE, THE MORE IS FOLLOWED BY THE NOUN CHILDREN AND SUBJECT AND VERB YOU HAVE, WHILE THE BIGGER IS FOLLOWED BY THE NOUN THE HOUSE AND THE SUBJECT AND VERB YOU NEED.