It's far hotter than I expected., we can use (so) much or far to make the meaning of a comparative form more extreme, I'm tall, but you're even taller!, we use even to express surprise, They played a lot worse than last time., we can use a little, slightly, a bit, a lot, or no to modify a comparison, Silver is nowhere near as expensive as gold., we can modify a comparison with as ... as by using just, almost, nearly, nowhere near, or nothing like, It's getting harder and harder to save money., we can talk about a gradual change by repeating a comparative form, The more I exercise, the fitter I get., we can use this comparative structure to show that two things change because they are connected, Flying to Australia is quicker than it used to be, comparisons often have a clause after than.

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