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Hardell Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

The smaller, the better

Hello.

Is this sentence correct?

"The smaller the deviation is, the better accuracy is achieved'

I know I can say "The smaller deviation, the better accuracy." but somehow I miss the verbs there.

Thank you.
  

Top answer

Hi, Is this sentence correct? " Not quite. See below.

  • Hi, Is this sentence correct?
  • " Not quite.
  • See below.
  • but somehow I miss the verbs there.
  • No.
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Hi,

Is this sentence correct?

"The smaller the deviation is, the better accuracy is achieved'

I know I can say "The smaller deviation, the better accuracy." Not quite. See below.

but somehow I miss the verbs there.

No. It's a parallel kind of grammar str
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Ah yes, I'm sorry... I'm too tired, that's why I forgot the articles.

But what about "The smaller the deviation is, the better the accuracy is achieved"?

My point is, whether I can use "achieved" at the end of the sentence.

Thank you.
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Hi,

But what about "The smaller the deviation is, the better the accuracy is achieved"? Sounds wrong to me.

My point is, whether I can use "achieved" at the end of the sentence.

Then I would say

"The smaller the deviation, t
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That's exactly what I was searching for.

Thank you Clive. [Y]

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