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njoy.prakash
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Use of greater / more

by njoy.prakash Sun Nov 06, 2011 2:33 pm

Hey,

can you please throw some light on the usage of greater and more.

Also please classify the adjectives that modify the countable and non countable nouns.

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Re: Use of greater / more

by jnelson0612 Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:56 pm

About greater vs. more, please see this thread: standard-rule-for-using-greater-than-vs-more-than-t4000.html

Countable words use "few", "fewer" and "number of" to describe them, whereas uncountable words use "less" and "amount of.

Here's a thread that talks about more advanced concepts in this area: post26913.html
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