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Runyoucleverboy Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Grammar "less".

Should I say"
"being less + ", or "being less of a + "?
For example" "You should being a less jerk" or "You should being less of a jerk".

Which one is correct and why?
  

Top answer

General use: less + adjective; less of a + noun.

— Philip

  • General use: less + adjective; less of a + noun.
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General use: less + adjective; less of a + noun.
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I would say "you should be less jerk". Seems correct but according to what you said, incorrect.
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khoshtip I would say "you should be less jerk".
That is not correct English. Philip has already said that with nouns we use 'less of a' - "You should be less of a jerk".
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Ok, I'm a little confused. Maybe you can help me with all sentence? "It doesn’t make him being less of a jerk" Is it correct?
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The 'being' is incorrect. "It doesn't make him less of a jerk" is what you want.
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Ok, thank you very much.

And what if I add adjective before noun? Is the sentence structure the same?
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runyoucleverboyOk, thank you very much.And what if I add adjective before noun? Is the sentence structure the same?
It doesn't make him less of a stupid jerk sounds fine to me.
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