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Victor_amelkin Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

"more"/"most" + {adj} when {adj} has comparative/superlative forms

Hello,

Could you please say is it possible (read, grammarically correct) to use
"more"/"most" in cases when the target adjective has comparative/
superlative forms? For instance, is it possible to use more/most cheap

instead of cheaper/cheapest?

Thanks in advance.

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Victor
  

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Hi, The usual rule of thumb here is that one-syllable adjectives cannot be made comparative or superlative by using more/most respectively. So, This house is more big than that house. ) However, An example taken from my reference book -- where more is used to form a comparative -- is: The road's getting more and more steep.

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  • Hi, The usual rule of thumb here is that one-syllable adjectives cannot be made comparative or superlative by using more/most respectively.
  • So, This house is more big than that house.
  • ) However, An example taken from my reference book -- where more is used to form a comparative -- is: The road's getting more and more steep.
  • The grammar rule seems to be that this is allowed, as long as the comparative is not followed immediately by than, but I don't know if this goes for all one-syllable adjectives...
  • Best,
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Hi,

The usual rule of thumb here is that one-syllable adjectives cannot be made comparative or superlative by using more/most respectively.

So,
  • This house is more big than that house. (That just doesn't sound right, does it?)
However,

An example taken from my reference book -- where more is used to form a comparative
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