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Christanford Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

The more.. the more...

Hi,

The more points a pupil gets, the better chance he or she has of placing the winning bid for an Agnes b coin bag or a Bathing Ape key holder.

Why isn't there a 'the' in front of chance?
Can I add it to the sentence?

Thanks in advance
  

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Christanford Why isn't there a 'the' in front of chance? Can I add it to the sentence? In this form, "chance" is already modified by "the" + "better", so no.

— Ant_222

  • Christanford Why isn't there a 'the' in front of chance?
  • Can I add it to the sentence?
  • In this form, "chance" is already modified by "the" + "better", so no.
  • » Anton
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ChristanfordWhy isn't there a 'the' in front of chance?
Can I add it to the sentence?
In this form, "chance" is already modified by "the" + "better", so no.

But in the following rewrite "the" is necessary:

«The more points a pupil gets, the better will be the chance of his placing the bid...»

Anton
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