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Klavier Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
name for a grammatical structure
Hello.
I wonder if there is a name for these grammatical structures. If not, can you propose any?
1. The younger you feel, the younger you look.
2. She worked harder and harder.
I wonder if there is a name for these grammatical structures. If not, can you propose any?
1. The younger you feel, the younger you look.
2. She worked harder and harder.
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Hi, I wonder if there is a name for these grammatical structures. If not, can you propose any? 1.
- Hi, I wonder if there is a name for these grammatical structures.
- If not, can you propose any?
- 1.
- The younger you feel, the younger you look.
- 2.
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Hi,
I wonder if there is a name for these grammatical structures. If not, can you propose any?
1. The younger you feel, the younger you look.
2. She worked harder and harder.
Swann, in his Practical English Usage, calls this 'double comparatives'. The idea is it is a way of expressing conti
I wonder if there is a name for these grammatical structures. If not, can you propose any?
1. The younger you feel, the younger you look.
2. She worked harder and harder.
Swann, in his Practical English Usage, calls this 'double comparatives'. The idea is it is a way of expressing conti
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If you want, I can second that. "double comparatives" is what I've heard them called.
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