Take more care of your shoe

take care of is a phrasal verb. It means to look after, be responsible for, or watch over.

Please take good care of my cat while I am away. Give him food and water twice a day.

I take care of my elderly grandmother. She lives with me because she can't take care of herself any more.

1. In [You take more care [of

Hi,

In [You take more care [of your shoe] thanyour foot.], can [more] be rephrased [more of care of your shoe]?

[more care of your shoe] = to care more for your shoe ; here [more] still acts as an adverb to show the action of care [to a greater degree]

Thank you for your assistance.

These two have slightly different meanings:

1) You take more care of your shoe than your foot.

Meaning: You pay more attention to the condition of your shoe than to the condition (health) of your foot.

2) You care more for your shoe than for your foot.

You like your shoe more than you like your foot.

Hi,

Thanks a lot Alphecca Stars.

You help me get [here (more) has use for (to a greater degree)], here more services in an action.

That is different from (more has use for a larger number or amount of something), here more services in noun.

Bepleased,

The difference in meaning cannot be attributed to [more].

The difference is in the verb phrases. (care for, take care of)

Hi AlpheccaStars,

I try to make it to be compared with that [A drop of honey catches more flies than a hogshead of vinegar.]

You are correct. More has different meanings and different parts of speech:

(more, adverb = to a greater degree)

He likes green more than red.

She is more beautiful than ever.

(more, adjective = larger in size or quantity)

A drop of honey can catch more flies than a bucket of vinegar.

(more, pronoun = an additional amount of something)