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Marrion
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 Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:42 pm Post subject: The comparative |
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[1] In addition, the more entities the company recruits to market its products, the faster does its marketing potential grow.
[2] In addition, the more entities the company recruits to market its products, the faster grows its marketing potential.
On a web site, I found this sentence.
First, which one is correct? Or Are all these sentences correct?
Why?
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[3] The harder you try to grip it, the faster does it disappear.
[4] The harder you try to grip it, the faster it disappears.
Second, which one is correct? Or Are all these sentences correct?
Why?
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Suzanne
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| Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:26 am Post subject: |
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Hello!
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[1] In addition, the more entities the company recruits to market its products, the faster does its marketing potential grow.
[2] In addition, the more entities the company recruits to market its products, the faster grows its marketing potential. |
Neither one is correct. It should say:
In addition, the more entities the company recruits to market its products, the faster its marketing potential grows.
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[3] The harder you try to grip it, the faster does it disappear.
[4] The harder you try to grip it, the faster it disappears. |
#4 is correct.
Why? We can use comparatives with the...the to say that things change or vary together, or that they are systematically related.
More examples:
The more I study, the more confused I become.
The worse the economy, the more we worry about our jobs.
The older I get, the happier I am.
The more dangerous it is, the more she likes it.
A common English is expression is "The more the merrier." Have you heard that used? It means more people equals more fun.
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Marrion
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| Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:09 am Post subject: I got it !! |
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I got it perfectly!!^^//
Thank you very much.
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