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(more of a) with noncount
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How do you structure similar sentences with the structure "more of a" with non-count nouns?
For example you can say "it's more of a discomfort than a pain"
Discomfort can be count and non-count that's why it's OK to say that.
But what if I wanted to replace "discomfort" with "torment" which is non-count, how would I have structure the sentence then? Because "more of a torment" doesn't sound right to me.
Thanks
How do you structure similar sentences with the structure "more of a" with non-count nouns?
For example you can say "it's more of a discomfort than a pain"
Discomfort can be count and non-count that's why it's OK to say that.
But what if I wanted to replace "discomfort" with "torment" which is non-count, how would I have structure the sentence then? Because "more of a torment" doesn't sound right to me.
Thanks
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You can say it's more of a torment than a pain . In Shakespeare's "King Lear" you will find: And be a thwart disnatured torment to her!
- You can say it's more of a torment than a pain .
- In Shakespeare's "King Lear" you will find: And be a thwart disnatured torment to her!
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You can say it's more of a torment than a pain.
In Shakespeare's "King Lear" you will find: And be a thwart disnatured torment to her!
In Shakespeare's "King Lear" you will find: And be a thwart disnatured torment to her!
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