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  1. How to use "more" as adjective and adverb

    Apr 26, 2016 · When "more" is used before adjective or adverb as "inconvenient" in your example, it is an adverb whose primary function is to modify the following word. However, when it is used before a …

  2. 'more' vs 'the more' - "I doubt this the more because.."

    Jan 9, 2015 · 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 …

  3. adjectives - The more + the + comparative degree - English Language ...

    Aug 15, 2019 · 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.) …

  4. 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 …

  5. more of a ... vs more a - English Language Learners Stack Exchange

    Dec 22, 2021 · 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. …

  6. 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.

  7. grammar - 'more preferred' versus 'preferable' - English Language ...

    Sep 5, 2014 · In case (a) you are asking which of the boxes has more desirable qualities than the other. This is question you would most likely ask to a person to get their opinion. Preferred is a verb. In …

  8. Use of “-er” or the word “more” to make comparative forms

    Feb 6, 2015 · Sure enough, this ngram shows that stupider got started long after more stupid. Apparently, the need to compare levels of stupidity was so great that people granted stupid a sort of …

  9. ellipsis - What part of speech is ‘more’? - English Language Learners ...

    If possible always pay the balance in full every month or pay more than the minimum amount. What part of speech is ‘more’and which word it is modifying?

  10. grammar - the usage of 'twice more than…’ - English Language …

    Jul 1, 2020 · There's nothing wrong with twice more than, but you have to be careful about what you're trying to say. If the old phone cost $100, then the following would describe the cost of the new …