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Jooney Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Twice as~as
Hi,
A: Test conducted on babies reveal that baby girls respond almost twice as much to a loud sound than do boys.
B: A new study suggests that children who often get serious ear infections are twice as likely to become overweight later in life than kids with healthier ears
In the above sentences, shouldn't 'as' be used in place of 'than'?
As far as I know, 'twice' is restricted to the equality type(as~as).
I would appreciate an anwer. Thank you.
A: Test conducted on babies reveal that baby girls respond almost twice as much to a loud sound than do boys.
B: A new study suggests that children who often get serious ear infections are twice as likely to become overweight later in life than kids with healthier ears
In the above sentences, shouldn't 'as' be used in place of 'than'?
As far as I know, 'twice' is restricted to the equality type(as~as).
I would appreciate an anwer. Thank you.
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jooney In the above sentences, shouldn't 'as' be used in place of 'than'? I would say so. Yes.
- jooney In the above sentences, shouldn't 'as' be used in place of 'than'?
- I would say so.
- Yes.
- CJ
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jooneyIn the above sentences, shouldn't 'as' be used in place of 'than'?I would say so. Yes.
CJ
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Thank you, CJ.
I have another question. Apart from what my grammarbook says, which one of the following constructions do you think is most used by native speakers?
1. twice as~as
ex) A new study suggests that children who often get serious ear infections are twice as likely to become overweight later in life
I have another question. Apart from what my grammarbook says, which one of the following constructions do you think is most used by native speakers?
1. twice as~as
ex) A new study suggests that children who often get serious ear infections are twice as likely to become overweight later in life
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jooneywhich one of the following constructions do you think is most used by native speakers?The first. twice as likely ... as
CJ
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Recently I read about a sentence on a test. "Men suffering anxiety are twice as likely to get cancer." I wonder if I can also use 'twice more likely' in the sentence. If not, why 'twice more likely' is grammatically incorrect. Thanks.
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Anonymous I wonder if I can also use 'twice more likely' in the sentenceNo.
Anonymous If not, why 'twice more likely' is grammatically incorrect.It's not grammatically incorrect. It's just not the way we say it.
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AnonymousI wonder if I can also use 'twice more likely'Oof! I don't recommend it. It's too confusing.
CJ
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