Choose the part of the following sentence that is grammatically incorrect : Solving this problem has…
The phrase "more longer" is a double comparative error because "longer" is already the comparative form of "long". It should be written simply as "longer" (or intensified as…
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Choose the part of the following sentence that is grammatically incorrect :
Solving this problem has taken me more longer than I expected.
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The phrase "more longer" is a double comparative error because "longer" is already the comparative form of "long". It should be written simply as "longer" (or intensified as "much longer"), whereas "Solving this problem", "has taken me", and "than I expected." are grammatically correct.
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