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Vandy Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
comparisons
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What are these types of constructions called? Are there any rules for such constructions?
What are these types of constructions called? Are there any rules for such constructions?
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The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language calls sentences like these 'correlative comparative constructions' and says they can be arranged in two ways:
(1) More commonly, both clauses begin with a “the + comparative” phrase, and the subordinate clause comes first: “The older he gets, the more cynical he becomes.”
(2) But the clauses can be reversed, with the comparativ
(1) More commonly, both clauses begin with a “the + comparative” phrase, and the subordinate clause comes first: “The older he gets, the more cynical he becomes.”
(2) But the clauses can be reversed, with the comparativ
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