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"clearer" or "more clear", which is correct?
Does American English say "more clear"?
13 jul. 2011 21:13
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"Clearer" would usually be correct - example; "the sky is clearer than yesterday".
A rule I learnt in school is that only words with more than two syllables should have "more".
However, there are some sentences where you might use "more clear" instead;
Example; "Can you make it more clear for me?"
13 juli 2011
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ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE SUPERLATIVE ADJ
TALL TALLER TALLEST
CLEAR CLEARER CLEAREST
BIG BIGGER BIGGEST
CANT SAY
MORE CLEAR OR MORE CLEARER OR MORE CLEAREST
CAN SAY
CAREFUL MORE CAREFUL MOST CAREFUL
IMPORTANT MORE IMPORTANT MOST IMPORTANT
I HOPE IT HELPS YOU
13 juli 2011
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clearer
13 juli 2011
Chrisa, I think that even in your example I would say "clearer"
13 juli 2011
Heb je je antwoorden nog steeds niet gevonden?
Schrijf je vragen op en laat de moedertaalsprekers je helpen!
Sam
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