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Questions tagged [comparative-constructions]

For questions about expressing comparisons between two or more entities or groups. The comparison could be about degree, quantity, or quality. For example, "You're tall as your father." or "This one is better than that one."

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"were dumb as" similar to "were as dumb as"?

If they were as dumb as him, we would have a bigger mess in our hands. If they were dumb as him, we would have a bigger mess in our hands. I thought the second was completely fine until I used Google search and couldn't find a similar wording. Is…
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"More handsome" or "handsomer"?

Let's start from what I know as a rule: Bisyllabic adjectives normally have their comparative and superlative forms by putting more and the most before the adjective itself. There are some exceptions to this, namely adjectives ending in -y and, to…
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You're taller than (it) is described (Is the omission of 'it' obligatory?)

In an earlier question "You're taller than (is/are) described", there came up this issue of whether 'it' could be inserted as follows: a. You're taller than it is described. The grammar book that I have (Practical English Usage by Michael Swan)…
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"a so enjoyable party" or "so enjoyable a party"

I did some exercises on http://www.examenglish.com/ and did surprisingly pretty well. At a certain stage, the sentence mentioned in the title came by. Since I would of course say "an enjoyable party", I thought the same applies to the cases in which…
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Can we invert comparative sentences?

In Russian we can easily invert comparative sentences but I'm having doubts about whether it is possible in English. In Russian this works due to different comparatives "Чем" и "Тем". Чем выше ты взлетаешь, тем больнее падать. Падать тем больнее,…
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"The more ... the more" construction

I would like to find out how to say some things about the guitar. I came up with this sentence: The more the gauge ( of the strings) the more sustain it provides. I felt there is something wrong. So I thought of two other options: The more the…
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Is it wrong to use "more X than Y" structure before verbs?

Is it wrong to use more.. than structure before verbs? For example : They more talk than work. This product has been more produced than consumed. I want to more take action than make plans. I like more reading books than watching TV
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"three times as much as" vs. "three times more"

1. She earns three times as much as I. 2. She earns three times more than I. Are these two sentences grammatically correct?
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'A better striker was playing for them than we have.'

[Source:] Comparative subordination Examples of the comparative that do not allow an analysis in terms of coordination (because the necessary parallel structures are not present) are instances of comparative subordination. In such cases, than has…
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A is as [adjective] as B does?

The very beginning sentence of an IELTS essay, said to have achieved the full band score, reads: Perhaps no subject in the world is as likely to cause so much controversy as advertising does. I thought it would be better to say either:…
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"$25 more than" vs "$25 more than what"?

"But that e-mail - the one he'd overlooked - said his clients were supposed to be paid $425 million - $25 million more than he'd written in the contract." I think the last part of the sentence "$25 million more than he'd written in the contract"…
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Sentence construction, and meaning

I have never been so sure about anything in my life before. I have never been so sure about anything in my life. I have never been as sure as I am about this than anything in my life. Are all the above sentences grammatically correct? Do all of…
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Which is better between "Friends you have more, more powerful you became" and "More friends you have, more power you will will have"?

I want to say if you have more friend, you will be more powerful. Which one is better in form? Friends you have more, more powerful you became More friends you have, more power you will will have Does the above options correct?
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ten times {as / more} intelligent

Would you show me if these mean the same thing? Other than that, would you show me other(s) way to express following? 1.John is ten times as intelligent as David. 2.John is ten times more intelligent than David. Thanks in advance
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as + adjective + noun + as

A grammar source says If there is an adjective and a noun after the first as, a / an must go between them. I hope you will agree that I am as imaginative a cook as my wife (is)! But is there a strict grammar rule where to put a/an in an as +…
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