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Jacky56Lin Posted 15 years ago
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2 more dollars or 2 dollars more. Help me Please!
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If person A is lack of money, He wants some from his mom.
Then A asks:
Example 1:
A: Mom can you please give me some money.
Mom: Yes, well, here is your 10 dollars.
Q1:
A: not enough, can you please give me 2 more dollars.
Or A: not enough, can you please give me 2 dollars more.
In Q1, if person A can substitute “2 more dollars” for "2 dollars more “
Example 2:
A: May I ask you a question?
B: yes.
A: what is 2 plus 2
B: it’s 4
Q2:
A: Can I ask you one more question?
Or A: Can I ask you one question more?
Or A: I have one more question. May I ask you?
Or A: I have one question more. May I ask you?
In Q2. Which are wrong, why?
Any special notice when I use “more + Noun” or “Noun + more”
Thank a lot.
If person A is lack of money, He wants some from his mom.
Then A asks:
Example 1:
A: Mom can you please give me some money.
Mom: Yes, well, here is your 10 dollars.
Q1:
A: not enough, can you please give me 2 more dollars.
Or A: not enough, can you please give me 2 dollars more.
In Q1, if person A can substitute “2 more dollars” for "2 dollars more “
Example 2:
A: May I ask you a question?
B: yes.
A: what is 2 plus 2
B: it’s 4
Q2:
A: Can I ask you one more question?
Or A: Can I ask you one question more?
Or A: I have one more question. May I ask you?
Or A: I have one question more. May I ask you?
In Q2. Which are wrong, why?
Any special notice when I use “more + Noun” or “Noun + more”
Thank a lot.
Top answer
All the options seem fine to me. "One more question" is perhaps more common than "one question more" but neither is wrong. About the only thing to note is that 'more' is changing type: in your blue sentences 'more' is an adjective, whereas in red 'more' is an adverb.
- All the options seem fine to me.
- "One more question" is perhaps more common than "one question more" but neither is wrong.
- About the only thing to note is that 'more' is changing type: in your blue sentences 'more' is an adjective, whereas in red 'more' is an adverb.
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All the options seem fine to me. "One more question" is perhaps more common than "one question more" but neither is wrong. About the only thing to note is that 'more' is changing type: in your blue sentences 'more' is an adjective, whereas in red 'more' is an adverb.
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