Much more ?
In addition, I learned so much from the other volunteers, the community members, and this family. I thought I was there to give, but I received so much more in return. This experience has inspired me to continue building houses for others. I hope it will also encourage my friends and family members to help out in the future.
Q. 'more' is a comparative form of an adverb 'much' ? Or 'more' is a noun?
Q. How can I identify 'more' as adverb or noun?
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Hoony Q. 'more' is a comparative form of an adverb 'much' ? Or 'more' is a noun?
- Hoony Q.
- 'more' is a comparative form of an adverb 'much' ?
- Or 'more' is a noun?
- It is not a form of "much".
- It is a noun here.
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HoonyQ. 'more' is a comparative form of an adverb 'much' ? Or 'more' is a noun?
It is not a form of "much". It is a noun here.
HoonyQ. How can I identify 'more' as adverb or noun?
By its role in the sentence, same as always. It is a direct object here, a noun.
0The verb "receive" is always transitive (apart from unusual or specialised usages), so from this we know that "so much more" is its object, i.e. a noun phrase. Compare e.g. "I laughed (so much) more" or "I appreciated life (so much) more", where we have respectively an intransitive verb and a verb which already has its object ("life"), so "(so much) more" must be adverbial. With verbs that can
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