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Demekin Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

could you tell me how to use "more".

Are these sentences correct and natural?

1.If I have my homework more, I can understand the subjects better.

2.If I have my more homework,I can understand the subjects better.

3.If I have more of my homework,I can understand the subjects better.

4.If have more homework, I can understand the subjects better.

I'm a little confused .
  

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Hi Demekin; Welcome to English Forums! If have more homework, and do it, I can understand the subjects better. Good!

— AlpheccaStars

  • Hi Demekin; Welcome to English Forums!
  • If have more homework, and do it, I can understand the subjects better.
  • Good!
  • #1 and #2 are not grammatical.
  • #3 is grammatical but does not have the meaning that you intend.
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Hi Demekin;

Welcome to English Forums!

4.If have more homework, and do it, I can understand the subjects better. Good!

#1 and #2 are not grammatical.

#3 is grammatical but does not have the meaning that you intend.
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Thank you for your reply .
Let me ask you another question.

I don't understand why #1is incorrect.
"more"in this sentence is an adverb and it modifies "have".
So I feel like sentence#1 is grammatically correct.
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demekin"more"in this sentence is an adverb and it modifies "have".
More is an adverb when it modifies another adverb:
I should do my homework more carefully.
Or adjective:
She is more beautiful than her sister.

Or a comparative:
I want to have homework more than my brother does.

More is a co
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AlpheccaStars More is an adverb when it modifies another adverb:I should do my homework more carefully. Or adjective:She is more beautiful than her sister.Or a comparative:I want to have homework more than my brother does.
Thank you, AlpheccaStars.
But I still have a question.

"More" adds to the meaning of a verb , too.
For example," I was aa
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demekin," I was aassigned to read 50 pages, but I read 20 pages more."
More does not modify "read" in your sentence. It modifies "pages."
The natural phrasing would be:
I read 20 more (additional, extra) pages.

See the definition, especially entry #7

Even without "pages," the argument is on the side of a noun.

I have read
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Thank you for your helpful answer.

What do you think about “You need to sleep more.”
I'm not sure, but maybe more modifies “sleep” in this sentence.
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Sorry that the link didn't show up in the last post.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/MORE?r=66

Yes, "more" is an adverb in the sentence "You need to sleep more." See entry #7 and #8
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I learned a lot. Thank you !
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Note that "sleep" is an intransitive verb. It does not take an object, so "more" must mean to continue the action for a longer time..
But "have" is a transitive verb, and the "more" refers to what you have more of.

Compare these:
I need to get more sleep. (sleep is a noun, and more is an adjective)
I want to sleep more. (sleep is a verb, and more
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I understand better.
But my teacher told me before “School should give homework more.” is correct.
What my teacher said is worng?
Or am I correct in thinking that the phrase , “than it does now”, is left out from the end of the sentence?
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