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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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more beautifully/more beautiful

Hello , I can't understand why both of the anwers don't sound fine to me. Are the two options correct for the following answers? Thank you very much for your answers in advance.

She finished quicker than me
She finished more quickly than me

Carol sings more beautifully than Mary but, Cindy sings the most beautifully.

Carol sings more beautiful thanMary but, Cindy sings the most beautiful.
  

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She finished quicker than me. — casual She finished more quickly than I did. — formally correct Carol sings more beautifully than Ma ry, but Cin dy sings the most beautifully.

  • She finished quicker than me.
  • — casual She finished more quickly than I did.
  • — formally correct Carol sings more beautifully than Ma ry, but Cin dy sings the most beautifully.
  • — correct Carol sings more beautiful than M ary, but C indy sings the most beautiful.
  • — substandard
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She finished quicker than me.— casual
She finished more quickly than I did.— formally correct

Carol sings more beautifully than Mary, but Cindy sings the most beautifully.— correct
Carol sings more beautiful than Mary, but Cindy sings the most beautiful.— substandard

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