Hey Sparkle Writers. It’s Tuesday and as you already know on The Sparkle Writer’s Hub, it’s time for our Grammar Series!
Who is excited?
Wondering why we are excited about grammar? It’s because every part of our lives as writers needs to be taken care of and grammar is definitely one of them.
Now to today’s topic.
Double comparison simply means placing side by side two comparative words. Most people make this mistake unconsciously but it is not correct. Some are not aware that it is a grammatical error but as writers, we can’t afford to make such errors. Can we?
Let’s look at a few examples;
Spaghetti is more easier to cook than Jollof rice
Since the words ‘more’ and ‘easier’ are in their comparative forms, this sentence is grammatically wrong..
Corrected: Spaghetti is easier to cook than Jollof rice.
There are however some words that need more to be added to them to get its comparative form. This is an example.
Example: ‘Beautiful’ is not in its comparative form until we add ‘more’.
She is more beautiful than her sister.
Hope you’ve got it. See you next week!
