milton1125
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- Jan 30, 2011
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- English Teacher
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- Chinese
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- Taiwan
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- Taiwan
Dear all,
I've read a rule in some grammar books published here in my country, and I'm wondering if it is correct. Please look at the sentences as follows.
(1) My room is three times bigger than yours.
= My room is three times as big as yours.
(2) My room is twice as big as yours.
My room is twice bigger than yours. (???)
According to these books, the first two sentences are perfectly correct, but there's a problem with the second sentence in the second pair. The rule says that the comparative form can only follow "# times"; in other words, it can never co-occur with "half" and "twice", though the two are also multiples. What do you think?
I've read a rule in some grammar books published here in my country, and I'm wondering if it is correct. Please look at the sentences as follows.
(1) My room is three times bigger than yours.
= My room is three times as big as yours.
(2) My room is twice as big as yours.
My room is twice bigger than yours. (???)
According to these books, the first two sentences are perfectly correct, but there's a problem with the second sentence in the second pair. The rule says that the comparative form can only follow "# times"; in other words, it can never co-occur with "half" and "twice", though the two are also multiples. What do you think?