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MichalS Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

A sentence

Hi,

I've just come across a sentence in my dictionary (LDOCE, 5th edition, 'which'), which I believe is incorrect, right?

I don't know which of us was the more scared.
  

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It looks perfect to me. What do you think is wrong with it?
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Hi MM,

I don't know which of us was the (???) more scared.

Does it mean 'the most scared out of two people' then?

Why not?:

I don't know which of us was more scared.
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'Scared' in the original is a pronoun. You wish to make an adjective of the word, which you may; either way is OK.
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Mister Micawber'Scared' in the original is a pronoun.
Aha! You mean like 'the (one who was) more scared (than someone else)'?
Doesn't it say that we're talking no more than two people?

I still don't think I fully understand that... Did I get these right?

1. The more scared of us was Jill.
2*. More scared of us was Jill.
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Yes, you've got the idea.
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I'm glad I have! Emotion: smile Thanks a lot!

Just one more thing. How different then are the following 2 sentences from a strictly se
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While MM is away I would be very grateful to get an opinion from someone knowing the subject Emotion: smile

Thank you! M
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