此句式常表示“越……越……”，more在此处泛指比较级，此句式的特点是前后两句以逗号隔开，句子结构平行，而且谓语动词一致时，为避免重复常进行省略，

　　如：The more she slept, the less comfortable she felt.

　　The greater the size, the easier it is for you to spot.

　　填空题中常需填入两个分句之一，因此看到the more结构，要注意选与其结构相近的另一半the more句式

　　例题：

　　(1)

　　The greater the population there is in a locality, ----for water, transportation, and disposal of refuse.

　　(A) the greater the need there is

　　(B) greater need

　　(C) is there great need

　　(D) the great need

　　答案：A

　　解释：这是典型的 “the more…,

　　the more…” 句式, 意为 “越…, 越…” 其逗号前后两部分结构要平行, 而且后一句可以不倒装, A 完全符合要求. C D 都缺少此固定句式所要求的第二个比较级; B 少定冠词the. 此句亦可改写为: If there is greater population in a locality, there will be greater need for water, transportation, and disposal of refuse.

　　(2)

　　The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, ---- to the body.

　　(A) the stress it is greater

　　(B) greater is the stress

　　(C) greater stress is

　　(D) the greater the stress

　　答案：D

　　解释：此句涉及比较级的特殊句式the more..., the more..., 此句式要求前后结构平行，当谓语一致时，后面的可省略，符合要求的只有D

　　考点五 no longer /not…any longer

　　no longer /not…any longer和no more/not…any more都表示“不再……”,

　　如：He no longer smokes. / He doesn’t smoke any longer.

　　注意no longer /not…any longer不要混用，no more /not…any more同理，这一句式在改错题中出现。

　　例题：

　　(1)

　　Although it is any longer the big business that it was in the forties, radio continues to be a medium of essential communication, especially at the local level.

　　应改为：no longer.

　　解释：根据句意此处应为否定“不再是 ...”，英文中有两种方式表达此意, no longer / not...any longer, 此句只能采用前者, 若用后者语序应为: it is not the big business that it was in the forties any longer