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Komountain Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Comparative forms of two adjectives put side by side
Which would you use?
(1)He was more disappointed and angry than I was.
(2)He was more disappointed and angrier than I was.
(3)He was angrier and disappointed than I was.
(4)He was angrier and more disappointed than I was
(1)He was more disappointed and angry than I was.
(2)He was more disappointed and angrier than I was.
(3)He was angrier and disappointed than I was.
(4)He was angrier and more disappointed than I was
Top answer
I would use 4.
- I would use 4.
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All but the third are correct, but 4 is the best.
(My two cents)
CJ
(My two cents)
CJ
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is there any difference between 2 and 4 ?
They seem the same meaning. Only their place is changed? Am I wrong?
They seem the same meaning. Only their place is changed? Am I wrong?
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(2)He was more disappointed and angrier than I was.
(4)He was angrier and more disappointed than I was.
You are correct, the meaning is the same. (4) is slightly preferable for reasons of style, not grammar. "Angry" is a stronger adjective than "disappointed". Therefore we would tend to place it first. Also, "angrier" is three syllables whereas "more disappointed" is five. It soun
(4)He was angrier and more disappointed than I was.
You are correct, the meaning is the same. (4) is slightly preferable for reasons of style, not grammar. "Angry" is a stronger adjective than "disappointed". Therefore we would tend to place it first. Also, "angrier" is three syllables whereas "more disappointed" is five. It soun
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