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Lcchang Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Clearer or the clearer

Dear teachers,

Please help me compare the following sentences:

Of the two examples, the second one is the clearer.

Of the two examples, the second one is clearer.

Do these two sentences sound ok to you? If not, which is a better one?

LCChang
  

Top answer

To me they both sound okay, but if you reverse the phrases, only the first one works. The second one is the clearer of the two examples. I don't believe I would ever choose to say-- The second one is clearer of the two examples.

— Davkett

  • To me they both sound okay, but if you reverse the phrases, only the first one works.
  • The second one is the clearer of the two examples.
  • I don't believe I would ever choose to say-- The second one is clearer of the two examples.
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To me they both sound okay, but if you reverse the phrases, only the first one works.

The second one is the clearer of the two examples.

I don't believe I would ever choose to say--

The second one is clearer of the two examples.
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Davkett
To me they both sound okay, but if you reverse the phrases, only the first one works.

The second one is the clearer of the two examples.

I don't believe I would ever choose to say--

The second one is clearer of the two examples.

Maybe we can
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We sure can. It's totally natural.

And so is--

The first one is not as clear as the second one.
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Got it! Thanks.

LCChang
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