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more and more

fixed phr..
B1 Intermediate Oxford

fixed phr.. an increasing amount or number of something over time.

fixed phr.. a comparative construction used to indicate a steady and continuous increase in quantity, frequency, or intensity.


SIMPLE

More and more people are working from home these days.

CONTEXTUAL

As the deadline approached, he found himself feeling more and more anxious about the final results.

COMPLEX

In an increasingly globalized economy, more and more corporations are seeking to expand their operations into emerging markets to maintain growth.

Usage

can be used as a determiner before a noun or as an adverbial phrase to modify an adjective.

Teaching tip

explain that this phrase functions as a more emphatic version of the comparative 'more'; it emphasizes the ongoing nature of the change.

Pitfall

more and most peoplemore and more peoplethe phrase must repeat the comparative 'more' to show a continuous increase; do not use the superlative 'most'.

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