Something maybe much, much bigger, but you can only use one comparative to say it.

Get it right shorty! – I am taller than you. NOT I am more taller than you.
More is a comparative.
• He has more wine than she has.
Adding –ier or –er to the end of a word also makes it a comparative.
• This wine is tastier than that one.
A noun cannot have two comparatives.
• Wrong: This wine is more tastier than that bottle.
More and tastier are both comparatives so cannot be together.
• Right: This wine is tastier than that wine.
• She is funnier than Tom is. NOT She is more funnier than Tom is.
• Alexander is taller than Franklin. NOT Alexander is more taller than Franklin.
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Remember: Only one comparative for each noun.
Which of these sentences are correct?
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Question 1 of 10
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She wants a bigger swimming pool.
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She wants a bigger swimming pool. CORRECT
Incorrect
She wants a bigger swimming pool. CORRECT
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
I want a more interesting job.
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I want a more interesting job. CORRECT
Interesting is not a comparative.Incorrect
I want a more interesting job. CORRECT
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Question 3 of 10
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Everyone works more harder than Kasia.
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Everyone works more harder than Kasia. WRONG
More and harder are both comparatives.Incorrect
Everyone works more harder than Kasia. WRONG
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
Your bag is heavier.
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Your bag is heavier. CORRECT
Incorrect
Your bag is heavier. CORRECT
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
The other wine is more tastier.
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The other wine is more tastier. WRONG
Incorrect
The other wine is more tastier. WRONG
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
Kuala Lumpur is more beautiful than New York.
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Kuala Lumpur is more beautiful than New York. CORRECT
Incorrect
Kuala Lumpur is more beautiful than New York. CORRECT
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Question 7 of 10
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I like my coffee a bit stronger.
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I like my coffee a bit stronger. CORRECT
Bit is not a comparative.Incorrect
I like my coffee a bit stronger. CORRECT
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
I expected the flight to take more longer.
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I expected the flight to take more longer. WRONG
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I expected the flight to take more longer. WRONG
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
Why don’t you visit more often?
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Why don’t you visit more often? CORRECT
Incorrect
Why don’t you visit more often? CORRECT
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
The black shoes are nicer.
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The black shoes are nicer. CORRECT
Incorrect
The black shoes are nicer. CORRECT
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Remember: Only one comparative for each noun.
Is there a more beautiful place than here? Is there a quieter place than here?
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Double Bad Comparatives
Do this video lesson if you need more help. (4:00)Vocabulary Video Lesson: Etiquette 1
This vocabulary lesson will help you define etiquette, formal, polite, behaviour, manners, offend, rude, tact, faux pas and uncouth. (8:30)If you only have two minutes then do this lesson.
Irregular verbs (2:00)