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- more vs the more - I doubt this the more because. .
The modifies the adverb more and they together form an adverbial modifier that modifies the verb doubt According to Wiktionary, the etymology is as follows: From Middle English, from Old English þȳ (“by that, after that, whereby”), originally the instrumental case of the demonstratives sē (masculine) and þæt (neuter)
- adjectives - The more + the + comparative degree - English Language . . .
The more, the more You can see all of this in a dictionary example: the more (one thing happens), the more (another thing happens) An increase in one thing (an action, occurrence, etc ) causes or correlates to an increase in another thing [1] The more work you do now, the more free time you'll [you will] have this weekend
- How to use what is more? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
What's more is an expression that's used when you want to emphasize that the next action or fact is more or as important as the one mentioned War doesn't bring peace; what's more, it brings more chaos Or your example
- more of a . . . vs more a - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
What's the difference between these types of adjective usages? For example: This is more of a prerequisite than a necessary quality This is more a prerequisite than a necessary quality (without
- further VS. more - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Please, would you give me some further coffee? vs Please, would you give me some more coffee? Could you think of when and or where we could use further meaning more? Thanks in advance
- What does the phrase the more you know mean? - English Language . . .
What does The more you know mean? Alex: Did you know a flock of crows is known as murder? Jim: No The more you know
- word usage - the more the person is likely to ~ vs. the more likely the . . .
Here's a relevant usage chart for the same construction, but comparing the more likely I am (OP's preferred version) and the more I am likely ("likely" moved to after subject+verb) As you can see, the version with "likely" immediately after "more" wasn't always the most common Both sequences mean exactly the same, though Which to use is just a stylistic preference that has changed over time
- sentence construction - replace more and more by something more . . .
In formal discourse, more and more omnipresent or even just more omnipresent is unacceptable Omnipresent means present everywhere, and everywhere has no degrees Moreover, you should ask yourself (I have no idea) whether your topic is the distribution of electronic devices or their use I imagine your critic's objection is not to more and more but to getting, which is still regarded as
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