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REPEATED COMPARATIVES AND DOUBLE COMPARATIVES

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Double comparatives are phrases commonly used in English to express increasing or decreasing returns. Double comparatives are often employed to underline the importance of doing or not doing a certain activity. Here are some examples of double comparatives: The more you study, the more you learn. The more time you take, the better the assignment your turn in. The less money I spend, the less I have to worry about saving. The less you worry about the others, the less they will bother you. Using Double Comparatives As you can see from these examples, the format of double comparatives is as follows: The (more / less) + (noun /  noun phrase ) subject + verb + , + the (more / less) + (noun) subject + verb Double comparatives with 'more' and 'less' can be used with adjectives in the same way. In this case, the structure places the comparative adjective first: The + comparative adjective + (noun) + subject + verb, the + comparative adjective + it is +...

VERBS WITH STATIVE AND DYNAMIC USES

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Verbos estacionarios Los verbos estativos tienen una duración indefinida. ellos denotan estados en lugar de acciones. Ejemplos de estativos son: querer, saber, tener (cuando significa posesión), pensar (cuando eso significa opinión), como, amar, odiar, necesitar, preferir, estar de acuerdo, sonido, escuchar desacuerdo, desear, mirar (cuando parezca), oler, parecer , incluye ... No puedes decir: ·          Estoy sabiendo la verdad. ·          Me gusta la pizza ·          Suena como una gran idea. Pero debes decir: ·          Yo sé la verdad. ·          Me gusta la pizza. ·          Parece una gran idea. Ejemplos de verbos estativos: amor odio me gusta preferir duda parecer saber propio ente...