Navitasan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The less... the more
Which are correct:
1) As the political authorities commanded the loyalty of the people the less, the religious authorities claimed their loyalty the more.
2) As the political authorities commanded the loyalty of the people less, the religious authorities claimed their loyalty more.
3) The less the political authorities commanded the loyalty of the people. the more the religious authorities claimed it.
Gratefully,
Navi.
1) As the political authorities commanded the loyalty of the people the less, the religious authorities claimed their loyalty the more.
2) As the political authorities commanded the loyalty of the people less, the religious authorities claimed their loyalty more.
3) The less the political authorities commanded the loyalty of the people. the more the religious authorities claimed it.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
#1 and #2 are unnatural. In #3, use a comma instead of that full stop in the middle.
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#1 and #2 are unnatural. In #3, use a comma instead of that full stop in the middle.
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