CoCap
CoCap
9 structures · CEFR A2–B2
Comparing is three shapes: bigger than, the biggest, and as big as. Which one you use depends on the length of the adjective, not on its meaning — one syllable takes -er, three syllables take "more", and two syllables go both ways. The double comparative, "more better", is the mistake this family exists to remove.
Every one of these is a sentence Indian-English speakers genuinely produce — not a textbook example.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
This is more cheaper. | This is cheaper. Use one or the other, never both. Comparatives → |
He is best player. | He is the best player. A superlative needs "the". Superlatives → |
She is as tall than her sister. | She is as tall as her sister. The pair is "as … as" — "than" belongs to comparatives. as … as → |
There were less people today. | There were fewer people today. People can be counted, so careful English uses "fewer". less / the least → |
This one is very better. | This one is much better. A comparative takes "much" or "far", never "very". much bigger, a bit cheaper → |
The traffic is becoming more bad and bad. | The traffic is getting worse and worse. "Bad" has an irregular comparative — worse — and it is the comparative that repeats. better and better → |
More you practise, more you improve. | The more you practise, the more you improve. Both halves need "the" in front of the comparative. The more you practise… → |
He works like a teacher, at the government school. | He works as a teacher at the government school. "Like" would mean he is not one — his real job takes "as". like or as? → |
Grouped by CEFR band so you can start where you actually are, rather than at the top.
3 structures at this level.
3 structures at this level.
3 structures at this level.
Dimmed tiles are structures whose example bank is still being written. The explanation and the mistake are there; the sentences are not, yet.
CoCap turns comparing things into practice you can actually do: a Hindi sentence, your English answer, and one correction at a time.
Practise this, free →