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 …
"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 …
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. …
'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 …
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 …
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.) …
pronouns - "For more on that, see" - Is it correct to use "that" for ...
Oct 28, 2024 · For more on that, see the "Space, Gravity, and everything Einstein didn't tell us" section. But what if I want to provide a link to better explain multiple conceptions and not just a single one?
Could you tell me If I can use the words “more strict” and “Most strict ...
0 I got confused with “ stricter and more strict”, strictest and most strict”. What is the rule about this or both are correct? Let me make a sentence with stricter Dan is stricter than Ryan about productivity. …
word usage - the more the person is likely to ~ vs. the more likely the ...
Jul 5, 2024 · 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 …
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 …