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Lifelong learner Posted 7 years ago
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The higher the more

"The higher the moral and cognitive development, the more capable one is of functioning effectively in these spheres."

Is "the" after "higher" necessary?

  

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lifelong learner Is "the" after "higher" necessary? Yes. CJ

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  • lifelong learner Is "the" after "higher" necessary?
  • Yes.
  • CJ
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lifelong learnerIs "the" after "higher" necessary?

Yes.

CJ

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lifelong learnerIs "the" after "higher" necessary?

Yes. You can think of this as equivalent to "The higher (that) the moral and cognitive development (is), the more capable one is of functioning effectively in these spheres." The formula is "the comparative adjective the noun, the logical consequence." Without "the", the reader sees "Th

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