Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
The more S+V, the more S+V
ex1) The more she thought about it, the more depressed she became
ex2) The more you have, the more you want
The more Subject + Verb, the more Subject + Verb
Sometimes I find the structure " the more S+V, the more V+S" like ex1).
I don't know in which case I use such structure.
Is it the same as the more S+V, the more S+V?
I mean, can I write like this?
ex3) The more she though about it, the more she became depressed.
Please check whether the following sentence I've made right or not.
ex4) The more time goes by, the more get she weight.
Thank you in advance for your teaching.
ex2) The more you have, the more you want
The more Subject + Verb, the more Subject + Verb
Sometimes I find the structure " the more S+V, the more V+S" like ex1).
I don't know in which case I use such structure.
Is it the same as the more S+V, the more S+V?
I mean, can I write like this?
ex3) The more she though about it, the more she became depressed.
Please check whether the following sentence I've made right or not.
ex4) The more time goes by, the more get she weight.
Thank you in advance for your teaching.
Top answer
In (1), "depressed" is a adjective not a verb. (3) is also OK (apart from the typo). I can't think of any case where "the more V+S" would be possible.
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In (1), "depressed" is a adjective not a verb. (3) is also OK (apart from the typo). I can't think of any case where "the more V+S" would be possible.
(4) is ungrammatical. "The more time goes by, the more she gains weight" is possible.
(4) is ungrammatical. "The more time goes by, the more she gains weight" is possible.
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I could clearly know it thanks to you. Thank you so much for your teaching, GPY 
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