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To indicate that something is increasing we can apply two structures: er and er / more and more.

a) …….er and …….er
To form this structure we have to add “er” to the adjective to form a comparative adjective. It is used with adjectives and short adverbs; such as, closer and closer, longer and longer.
Examples:
She is getting closer and closer of her mother.
By the end of the twentieth century, couples were waiting longer and longer to marry.

b) more and more
We can use this structure with long adjectives or adverbs ; for example, more and more difficult, more and more slowly.
Examples:
It’s becoming more and more difficult.
He is going more and more slowly.

1.2 DECREASING
In order to indicate that something is decreasing we can use the following structures: fewer and fewer, less and less.

a) Fewer and fewer
It is used with countable nouns.
Example:
Fewer and fewer children are leaving school.

b) Less and less
It is used with uncountable nouns and adjectives.
Example:
He needs less and less money everyday.

2. Double comparatives
Double comparatives describe a cause and effect process. Also, they are written as a sentence with a comma separating the cause and the effect. The structure to use them is the following:
[the + comparative form] + (subject) + (verb), [the + comparative form] + (subject) + (verb)]

Examples:
The more education women get, the later they marry.
The less children studied, the more slowly they learned.