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  1. 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. …

  2. 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?

  3. More than 10 years of experience or over 10 years of experience

    May 2, 2018 · 8 Would you please suggest the best translation between the following: More than 10 years of experience as Senior Technical Architect Over 10 years of experience as Senior Technical …

  4. 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 …

  5. 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 …

  6. grammaticality - Comparing "more than" and "more than what"

    I don't find "I love English more than what other people are saying" very "acceptable". That "what" is completely unnecessary - and as @trideceth12 says, just sounds ignorant rather than informal.

  7. '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 …

  8. 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 …

  9. word usage - 'more smooth' or 'more smoother'? Which is right ...

    Apr 18, 2019 · 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 …

  10. sentence construction - replace "more and more" by something more ...

    May 13, 2020 · In formal discourse, more and more omnipresent or even just more omnipresent is unacceptable. Omnipresent means present everywhere, and everywhere has no degrees. Moreover, …