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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
the comparative, the comparative
1. The earlier you buy the plane ticket, the bigger discount you can get.
1,1, As you buy the plane ticket earlier, you can get a bigger discount.
1.2. The earlier you buy the plane ticket, the bigger you can get discount.
Q1) I know the adjective "bigger" modifies the noun "discount."
Does #1.2 sound okay? If so the meaning is not like #1.1 and #1 anymore right?
2.The more sociable a person was, the less subject he was to contagion.
2.1. As a person was more sociable, he was less subject to contagion.
2.2. The more sociable a person was, the less subject to contagion he was.
2.3. The more sociable a person was, the less he was subject to contagion.
Q2) These series of sentences are tricky because of the preposition "to."
Do #2.2 and 2.3 sound okay? If so, do they mean #2 and #2.1?
1,1, As you buy the plane ticket earlier, you can get a bigger discount.
1.2. The earlier you buy the plane ticket, the bigger you can get discount.
Q1) I know the adjective "bigger" modifies the noun "discount."
Does #1.2 sound okay? If so the meaning is not like #1.1 and #1 anymore right?
2.The more sociable a person was, the less subject he was to contagion.
2.1. As a person was more sociable, he was less subject to contagion.
2.2. The more sociable a person was, the less subject to contagion he was.
2.3. The more sociable a person was, the less he was subject to contagion.
Q2) These series of sentences are tricky because of the preposition "to."
Do #2.2 and 2.3 sound okay? If so, do they mean #2 and #2.1?
Top answer
2 sound okay? No. 1 and #1 anymore right?
- 2 sound okay?
- No.
- 1 and #1 anymore right?
- These do not mean exactly the same.
- #1 is more of a general self-supporting statement.
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moon7296Does #1.2 sound okay?No.
moon7296 If so the meaning is not like #1.1 and #1 anymore right?These do not mean exactly the same. #1 is more of a general self-supporting statement. #1.1 needs a more specific context, such as one in which a travel booking procedure is being described step by step in the present ten
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