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About Rosemary Lenc
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I am a retired Middle School teacher. I am an expert in grammar (structure of the English
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Expert: Rosemary Lenc - 9/29/2008
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Hi Mrs Lenc,
This question is from the Official SAT Guide Book page 724 #18
The survey [showed that] most shoppers who drive prefer the mall [more than] downtown stores [simply because] finding parking is [less difficult] at the mall. [no error]
Why is more than wrong? Isn't it used to compare that parking is easier to find at the mall than downtown stores? Can you please explain about 'more than' I don't really get when to use it correctly, and I can't distinguish when it shouldn't be used.
Thanks in advance!
Answer
Dear Emily,
http://74.125.45.104/search?q=cache:aikeDJgNdYgJ:www.tacomacc.edu/upload/files/a...
Check out above site on using direct
“More than” seems to be used before numerals. Example:
John used more than 3 gallons of gas on that short trip.
John used “over” 3 gallons of gas on that short trip.
Either one can and are right to use.
In your case, I believe that the reason they tell you to take out the word, “more” is that it is unnecessary to use in order to get the meaning across. Thus we are told to use more direct language when we write or speak and to avoid what is called “deadwood, like the words, rather, little, very, more, when they are not necessary.
I hope the above helps you. There are no rules really that you can rely on but I believe that is what the SAT is saying. Cut out the “deadwood” and just be direct in speaking or writing.
Here is a HTML document from the web that talks about eliminating "unnecessary wording" in getting our ideas across.
http://74.125.45.104/search?q=cache:aikeDJgNdYgJ:www.tacomacc.edu/upload/files/a...
Thanks for using AllExperts.
Mrs. Lenc
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