Element FORM: DEGREE, MODIFYING COMPARATIVES
SuperCat ADVERBS
SubCat adverbs and adverb phrases: types and meanings
Lexical Range N/A
Level C1
Cando Can use degree adverbs ('slightly', 'a bit', 'much') to modify comparatives.
Corrected Learner Example My Spanish is slightly more fluent than my English, because I lived in Spain longer than in England. (Russia; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 1999; Russian; Fail)

It will be a bit more expensive than the bus but it's safer and quicker. (France; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 1993; French; Pass)

Despite all the controversies between these two generations, the grandchildren shouldn't forget that their grandparents are much more experienced. (Greece; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 2008; Greek; Pass)
Uncorrected Learner Example My Spanish is slightly more fluent than my English, because I lived in Spane longer than in England. (Russia; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 1999; Russian; Fail)

It will be a bit more expensive than the bus but it's safer and quicker. (France; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 1993; French; Pass)

Despite all the controversies between these two generations, the grandchildren shouldn't forget that their grandparents are much more experienced. (Greece; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 2008; Greek; Pass)
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