Comparing things · CEFR B1 · Independent
much bigger, a bit cheaper in English
A comparative can be strengthened or softened, but not with "very" — that is the one word it refuses.
The shape
much / far / a lot / a bit / slightly + comparative
Say how much bigger, not just that it is bigger.
In Hindi
तुलना को तेज़ या नरम किया जा सकता है, पर "very" से नहीं — यही एक शब्द इसके साथ नहीं चलता।
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The mistake to fix first
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
This one is very better. | This one is much better. A comparative takes "much" or "far", never "very". |
Learn these first
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Questions people ask
- What is the much bigger, a bit cheaper used for?
- A comparative can be strengthened or softened, but not with "very" — that is the one word it refuses. In practice: say how much bigger, not just that it is bigger.
- How do you form the much bigger, a bit cheaper?
- much / far / a lot / a bit / slightly + comparative.
- What is the most common mistake with the much bigger, a bit cheaper?
- Saying “This one is very better.” instead of “This one is much better.”. A comparative takes "much" or "far", never "very".
Where much bigger, a bit cheaper fits
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
much bigger, a bit cheaper is a CEFR B1 structure — the independent band — and it belongs to comparing things. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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