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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Tense problem

Which is correct?

The more you eat the more you'll want to do that.

The more you eat the more you want to do that.


The only thing that costs cents is ...

The only thing that costs cents are ...
  

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Anonymous Which is correct? The more you eat the more you'll want to do that. [Y] if "that" is not 'eating' (refers to the future ) The more you eat the more you want to do that.

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  • Anonymous Which is correct?
  • The more you eat the more you'll want to do that.
  • [Y] if "that" is not 'eating' (refers to the future ) The more you eat the more you want to do that.
  • [Y] if "that" is not 'eating' ( refers to the present ) The more you eat the more (you)(you'll) want to eat.
  • [Y] (although there has to be a limit to that) The only thing that costs money is ...
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AnonymousWhich is correct?
The more you eat the more you'll want to do that. [Y] if "that" is not 'eating' (refers to the future)

The more you eat the more you want to do that. [Y] if "that" is not 'eating' (refers to the present)

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Hi,

Don't forget the comma in this structure.

The more you eat, the more you will want to do that.

The more you ear, the more you want to do that.

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