Englsih Test Question - please help

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Hi , I wonder if you can answer my question - I recently wrote an English test and part of the test was a Cloze passage where you fill in the missing word .

A point was taken off for the following sentence "Edison's Inventions made people's lives more ____ " . I would like to know if filling in "simple" in the missing space is correct ? I know it is better English to use the word simpler instead of more simple but is this just convention or is there an actual english grammar rule forbidding the usage of this form . As far as i know in school i always learned that words with more than 2 syllables can get either a more or the addition -er except for a few exceptions such as beautiful or longer sylabble words "

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Davkett · Accepted Answer

I just don't understand the rampant use of 'more simpler'.

It's all over the map. 'Simpler' means 'more simple'. So why say 'more more-simple'?

Philip · Answer

AnonymousHi , I wonder if you can answer my question - I recently wrote an English test and part of the test was a Cloze passage where you fill in the missing word .

A point was taken off for the following sentence "Edison's Inventions made people's lives more ____ " . I would like to know if filling in "simple" in the missing space is correct ? I know it is better English to use the word simpler instead of more simple but is this just convention or is there an actual english grammar rule forbidding the usage of this form . As far as i know in school i always learned that words with more than 2 syllables can get either a more or the addition -er except for a few exceptions such as beautiful or longer sylabble words "

Thanks

It is my guess that the person writing the question wanted you to show that you understand the "rule" about '-er' vs 'more'. Therefore you should have inserted an adjective that obviously cannot take '-er', such as exciting, leisurely, etc.

Anonymous · Answer

Hi, my point of question is about how to improve my TOEFL as keep score on grammar, and reading also oral question.

While I have two English class on general English, writing, and reading. after class I try to practice on the computer for Englsih test.

thanks

Philip
Anonymous
Hi , I wonder if you can answer my question - I recently wrote an English test and part of the test was a Cloze passage where you fill in the missing word .

A point was taken off for the following sentence "Edison's Inventions made people's lives more ____ " . I would like to know if filling in "simple" in the missing space is correct ? I know it is better English to use the word simpler instead of more simple but is this just convention or is there an actual english grammar rule forbidding the usage of this form . As far as i know in school i always learned that words with more than 2 syllables can get either a more or the addition -er except for a few exceptions such as beautiful or longer sylabble words "

Thanks

It is my guess that the person writing the question wanted you to show that you understand the "rule" about '-er' vs 'more'. Therefore you should have inserted an adjective that obviously cannot take '-er', such as exciting, leisurely, etc.

Anonymous · Answer

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Nona the brit · Answer

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Anonymous · Answer

0In general, words of one syllable use the 01i00-er02i00 and 01i00-est02i00 forms (01i00longer, driest02i00). Words of more than two syllables attach more or most (01i00more interesting, most rapidly02i00). Two syllable words often allow the choice of either (01i00more simple, simpler02i00) [source, 01i00Perrin, Smith, Corder Handbook of Current English02i00, 3rd edition, p.134]. However, I prefer the simpler use myself, and the dictionary lists 01i00-er and -est 02i00as the proper adjective forms for both 01i00simple 02i00and 01i00ready02i00.02br
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