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Nor Priest Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

The more.....the better ?

The harder you study, the better your grade.

Is this what the phrase " the more...the better " exactly mean ? be positive ?

OR

The greater you look, the more money you waste.

Use in a negative way ?

Which way is the exact use of " the more...the better " ?

Thank you.
  

Top answer

Of course, with 'better' is is likely to be positive, but it needn't be: T he harder you study the better your grade. The less you study the worse your grade. The more you eat the less you want.

— Mister Micawber

  • Of course, with 'better' is is likely to be positive, but it needn't be: T he harder you study the better your grade.
  • The less you study the worse your grade.
  • The more you eat the less you want.
  • The less you eat the more you want .
  • These are called correlative comparatives .
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Of course, with 'better' is is likely to be positive, but it needn't be:

The harder you study the better your grade.
The less you study the worse your grade.
The more you eat the less you want.
The less you eat the more you want.

These are called correlative comparatives.
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