- 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
- 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
- idioms - more to the point—means what, precisely? - English Language . . .
"to the point" is an idiomatic expression, it means apt, pertinent, relevant In idioms, the words of the expression do not always make literal sense, but are rather figurative One of the many meanings of the word "point" is topic, argument, idea - so you can see how "to the point" kind of makes sense
- Can the words more and cool be joined together?
In the expression It was more [adjective 1] than [adjective 2], more is not the comparative - it means that the subject could better be described as [adjective 1] than as [adjective 2]
- word usage - more smooth or more smoother? Which is right . . .
You can say "more smooth", or "smoother" Both are fine and mean exactly the same thing But beware of trying to combine them, and saying "more smoother"! Many will say that a formulation like that is wrong
- 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
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