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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
The comparative, the comparative.
1) The higher the stage you clear, the more fun you'll get!
2) The higher stage you clear, the more fun you'll get!
I am sorry about re-posting this question and I changed it a bit.
So my question is, "do you feel any meaning difference between the #1 and the #2?" I feel like they mean the same in meaning.
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
2) The higher stage you clear, the more fun you'll get!
I am sorry about re-posting this question and I changed it a bit.
So my question is, "do you feel any meaning difference between the #1 and the #2?" I feel like they mean the same in meaning.
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
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The first sentence is acceptable, but not the second. In the second sentence, higher looks like an adjective modifying stage , not part of a larger comparison. The bigger the check, the more they take in taxes.
- The first sentence is acceptable, but not the second.
- In the second sentence, higher looks like an adjective modifying stage , not part of a larger comparison.
- The bigger the check, the more they take in taxes.
- The bigger check is what we are working for.
- See?
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The first sentence is acceptable, but not the second. In the second sentence, higher looks like an adjective modifying stage, not part of a larger comparison.
The bigger the check, the more they take in taxes.
The bigger check is what we are working for.
See?
The bigger the check, the more they take in taxes.
The bigger check is what we are working for.
See?
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