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Nokia88 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

"will more" vs " will be more"

0Dear sir,02br
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00Why "00will more00" is used in the sentences below instead of "00will be more00"?02br
00Is "00will more00" a dialect spoken locally in America?02br
00Do they make any difference in meaning?02br
00Will the meanings remain unchanged If I replace "00will more00" with "00will be more00" in the below sentences?02br
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00A). Internet advertising in the US 00will more00 than double to US$50.3 billion in 2011 from $21.7 billion last year, driven by technology investments, according to a study by research firm Yankee Group. 02br
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00B).Trends further ahead are typically harder to predict. Still, the Pew Center projects that in 2050, 19 percent of Americans will be foreign-born; that the share of Hispanic residents 00will more00 than double to 29 percent from 14 percent in 2005; and that the proportion of Asians will almost double, from 5 percent to 9 percent.02br
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00Your advice will be very much appreciated!0-
  

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0 Both are 01b 00will "more than double" = 02b 00the sum/figure will increase to more than twice its present level0-

— Feebs11

  • 0 Both are 01b 00will "more than double" = 02b 00the sum/figure will increase to more than twice its present level0-
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0 Both are 01b00will "more than double" = 02b00the sum/figure will increase to more than twice its present level0-
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0 Hi Nokia8802br
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00You cannot simply replace 'will more than double' with 'will be more than double' in your sentences. The verb 'be' doesn't work with the words 'to' and 'from' in those sentences.0-
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0In both cases "double" is a verb, so "will more than double" is correct and "will be more than double" is wrong. 02br
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00In sentences where "double" is a noun, "will be more than double" is correct. For example: 01i00If we go back next week then the prices will be more than double what they are today02i00. 02br
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00You can al
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01cite10Feebs1112cite10Both are 11b10will "more than double" = 12b10the sum/figure will increase to more than twice its present level12br
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01cite10Yankee12cite10Hi Nokia8812br
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10You cannot simply replace 'will more than double' with 'will be more than double' in your sentences. The verb 'be' doesn't work with the words 'to' and 'from' in those sentences.12br
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10Dear Yankee,02br
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01cite10Mr Wordy12cite10In both cases "double" is a verb, so "will more than double" is correct and "will be more than double" is wrong. 12br
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10In sentences where "double" is a noun, "will be more than double" is correct. For example: 11i10If we go back next week then the prices will be more than double what
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0Sir, what is your advice in this paragraph?02br
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00The number of casinos in Macau has more than doubled to 29 since the government ended billionaire Stanley Ho's 40-year gaming monopoly in 2002 and awarded licenses to five o
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0A). Is "01span00double02span00" a noun or a verb in the phrase? 01font00verb02font02br
00B). Can "01span00will more than double02span00" be replaced by "01span00will be more than dou
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0Dear CalifJim,02br
00Great explanation!02br
00I now totally understand the meaning and the usage of it.02br
00Your illustrative examples work on me immediately. It's a magic!02br
00You're one of the best in this forum!02br
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00Thank you very much,02br
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00Best Regards, 02br
00Nokia8802br
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