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a simple question from one of my pupils
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Nizarsouth
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a simple question from one of my pupils
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Hi colleagues! I was teaching parallel increase with the structure the more+comparative +the more +comparative and I gave an example: the more you read the more enlightened you become. a student asked me whether we could say the more you read the more you become enlightened or not and why. I �m sure that the first sentence is correct but I �m still confused about the second. can you help me please? Thank you so much.
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20 Apr 2012
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yanogator
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Yes, they �re both correct. Which you use depends on what you want to emphasize. "the more enlightened" emphasizes the condition. "The more you become" emphasizes the process. I would say that "the more enlightened you become" would be more common. Bruce |
20 Apr 2012
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ueslteacher
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One of my teachers once used a saying to humour us, students (long time ago:): "The more you read the more you know. The more you know the more you forget. The more you forget the less you know. So why read anyway?" I think that was a paraphrased quote from Dr Seuss, "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you �ll go" As to your question, Bruce is right!  Sophia |
21 Apr 2012
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MarionG
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a while ago I saw a qoute along the same lines you might enjoy Sophia..
"The more you study, the more you �ll know.
Knowledge is power.
Power corrupts.
Study hard, become evil!"  |
21 Apr 2012
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