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Tot2ivn Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

[Grammar] The more / -er ...the most / iest ???

0I have one a question about this sentence :02br
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01font00The 01font00more02font00 acid you add to the solution, the 01font00cloudiest02font00 it becomes.02font02br
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00I know that is definitely grammatical but really I don't understand. 02br
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00Anyone please explain it for me ?02br
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00Thank you very much. 050010id2
  

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0BTW, what's the difference between :02br
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01font00The 02font01font00more02font01font00 acid you add to the solution, the 02font01font00cloudiest02font01font00 it becomes.02font
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1font00I think the only correct sentence is:02br
00 The 02font01font00more02font01font00 acid you add to the solution, the 02font01font00cloudier 02font01font00it becomes.02br
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0The idea expressed is:02br
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00As more and more acid is added, the solution gets cloudier and cloudier and cloudier. 02br
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00The first addition of acid causes the solution to get 01b00cloudy02b00, adding more acid causes the solution to get 01b00cloudier02b00, and finally, at some ultimate point, when
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1font00Hi,02font02br
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01font00But if you want to deal in superlatives, you'd need to say something like02font02br
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01font00'When the most possible acid is added, the solution will become its cloudiest.'02font02br
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0Thanks Clive for that explanation.0-
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