Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
The structure of this sentence
Is "The harder they come, the harder they fall" a sentence? If so, could you explain its structure? Thank you.
Top answer
The bigger they are, the harder they fall. This is probably what you heard or read. Some people call this a double comparison or a proportional comparison.
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The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
This is probably what you heard or read.
Some people call this a double comparison or a proportional comparison.
The sooner you arrive, the sooner we can start. (If you arrive sooner, we can start sooner. / In proportion as you arrive early, we can start early.)
The more expensive it is, the less
This is probably what you heard or read.
Some people call this a double comparison or a proportional comparison.
The sooner you arrive, the sooner we can start. (If you arrive sooner, we can start sooner. / In proportion as you arrive early, we can start early.)
The more expensive it is, the less
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