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  1. 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.) …

  2. grammaticality - Is "more better" ungrammatical? - English Language ...

    Just FYI, though, "more better" is pretty frequently used ironically these days by the hipsters and the whatnot to simply mean "better". Also, while I think no one would responsibly advocate this use, I …

  3. "more than that" in the context - English Language Learners Stack …

    The stories may be make-believe, but ALSO much more than make-believe (that in the sentence): It will among other teach them the morals of the Agta, the myths and how they see the world around them. …

  4. 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 …

  5. grammar - When to use "much more" or "many more"? - English …

    Jun 9, 2015 · Under which circumstances would you use "much more" instead of "many more" ? For example would this be correct: I have much more money. Thanks in advance!

  6. grammar - "the more ....., the more..." examples - English Language ...

    The harder I study, the better score I can get in IELTS exam. The larger the number of people interested in art, the happier the society is. The more fitness centres is available, the healthier the people is. …

  7. "More likely than not" - (1) How likely is it for you in percentage ...

    Jul 27, 2020 · "More likely than not" logically means with a probability greater than 50%. A probability of 50% would be "as likely as not". But the user of the phrase is not making a mathematically precise …

  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. '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 …

  10. 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.