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Plus vous maîtrisez la grammaire, mieux vous écrivez.

Plus vous maîtrisez la grammaire, mieux vous écrivez.
The more you master grammar, the better you write.
From Lesson 198:Proportional comparisons (plus... plus...)·French

Questions & Answers about Plus vous maîtrisez la grammaire, mieux vous écrivez.

Why does this sentence use mieux instead of a second plus?
While the lesson focuses on plus... plus... (the more... the more...), this sentence means "the more... the better...". The word for "better" (meaning "more well") is mieux. In French, you can never say plus bien; you must always use the irregular form mieux.
Why is there no French word for "the" at the beginning of the sentence?
In English, we say "The more... the better...". However, in French parallel comparatives, you drop the article completely. You start directly with the comparative words like Plus, Moins, or Mieux.
What is the rule for word order after Plus and mieux here?
After the comparative word, you simply use standard subject-verb order. There is no special inversion. It is just Plus followed by the normal subject and verb (vous maîtrisez), and mieux followed by its subject and verb (vous écrivez).
Why can't I use meilleur instead of mieux in the second half?
You must use mieux because it is an adverb describing an action, telling us how you write (écrivez). Meilleur is an adjective, which means it can only be used to describe nouns (for example, if you were saying someone is a better student).

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