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Ellisa Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Is this sentence sound ok?

The more reading passages students are exposed to, the more background knowledge they are to build and the more chance they are likely to have regarding to picking up vocabulary in an implicit manner.

what would you say? I have never written such a sentence with three comparatives...
  

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The clause “regarding to picking up vocabulary in an implicit manner” is a complicated thought (and the word “to” should be removed). We either say “the more chance they have to pick up vocabulary” or “the more likely they are to pick up vocabulary” (but not both). The clause “the more background knowledge they build” is better than “are to build”.

— Wilpeter

  • The clause “regarding to picking up vocabulary in an implicit manner” is a complicated thought (and the word “to” should be removed).
  • We either say “the more chance they have to pick up vocabulary” or “the more likely they are to pick up vocabulary” (but not both).
  • The clause “the more background knowledge they build” is better than “are to build”.
  • Putting the pieces back together: The more reading passages students are exposed to, the more background knowledge they build and the more likely they are to pick up vocabulary in an implicit manner.
  • Comment: Overall, some native speakers would have difficulty comprehending the total sentence.
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The clause “regarding to picking up vocabulary in an implicit manner” is a complicated thought (and the word “to” should be removed).
We either say “the more chance they have to pick up vocabulary”
or“the more likely they are to pick up vocabulary” (but not both).
The clause “the more background knowledge they build” is better than “are to build”.

Putting the p
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