Complete the following sentences.
1I need ............... time to finish this job.
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Use "more" before an uncountable noun such as "time".
2Could I have some ............... potatoes?
Wrong!
Use "more" before a plural noun when you mean an additional quantity.
3............... students are having to borrow money these days.
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Use "More" directly before a plural noun such as "students".
4Two hundred years ago, much ............... India was covered with trees.
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Use "more of" before a specific place or thing such as "India".
5He is ............... a fool than I thought.
Wrong!
Use "more of" in the pattern "more of a" plus a noun phrase.
6Three ............... the hostages have been rescued.
Wrong!
Use "more of" before a specific group such as "the hostages".
7Could I have some ............... that fried rice?
Wrong!
Use "more of" before a specific uncountable noun phrase such as "that fried rice".
8I don’t think any ............... them are interested.
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Use "more of" before an object pronoun such as "them".
9There is just one ............... hurdle to cross.
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Use "more" before a singular countable noun when a number such as "one" comes before it.
10I hate this city ............... every day.
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Use "more" as an adverb after a verb to show an increasing degree.
Answers
- I need more time to finish this job.
- Could I have some more potatoes?
- More students are having to borrow money these days.
- Two hundred years ago, much more of India was covered with trees.
- He is more of a fool than I thought.
- Three more of the hostages have been rescued.
- Could I have some more of that fried rice?
- I don’t think any more of them are interested.
- There is just one more hurdle to cross.
- I hate this city more every day.