grammar and vocabulary

[jiang]

Do should be followed by obj. and the object is omitted. Am I right?

Jiang

Hormones do more than influence adult behavior: help to determine the development of bodily form and may even determine and individula's behavioral capacities.

What about looking at it this way?

1. Hormones influence adult behavior.
(Subject+Verb+Object)

2. Hormones do more than influence adult behavior
(Subject+Adverb+Verb+Object)

do more than (verb+object in form, adverb in function) :)

[MikeNewYork]

I think you hold different opinions in that Casiopea thinks that 'more than' is an adverbial phrase. You think 'more' is a noun.

Is it correct to rewirte the sentence this way: What hormones do is more than influence adult behavior....'?

Yes, I see "more" as the object of "do" and "than" as a conjunction to introduce the second verb (influence) as an unequal comparison.

Your revision would not be very natural,IMO. :wink:

[jiang]

:D
I see. Thanks!
Jiang

I think you hold different opinions in that Casiopea thinks that 'more than' is an adverbial phrase. You think 'more' is a noun.

Is it correct to rewirte the sentence this way: What hormones do is more than influence adult behavior....'?

Yes, I see "more" as the object of "do" and "than" as a conjunction to introduce the second verb (influence) as an unequal comparison.

Your revision would not be very natural,IMO. :wink:

[MikeNewYork]

:D
I see. Thanks!
Jiang

You're welcome. :wink: