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Multiple comparatives |
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much
multiple as many as |
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Fresh fruit costs twice as much as canned fruit
We have half as many as we need |
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Remember that the following are examples of multiple numbers: |
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half
twice
three times |
four times five times
six times |
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Avoid using so instead of as after a multiple.
Avoid using more than instead of as much as (with
uncountable nouns) or as many as (with countable nouns).
Avoid using the multiple after as much as and as many
as. |
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EXAMPLE: |
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Incorrect: |
This one is prettier, but it costs twice more
than the other one. |
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Correct: |
This one is prettier, but it costs twice as
much as the other one. |
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USEFUL LINKS in our megaportal:
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High Intermediate: Comparative and Superlative
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Grammar: Comparative and Superlative
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Grammar: Similes or Idiomatic Comparisons |
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