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Which type of construction serves to express a comparison between two or more entities in quality or degree?
Which type of construction serves to express a comparison between two or more entities in quality or degree?
- Absolute degree
- Positive degree
- Superlative degree
- Comparative degree (correct)
What makes the syntax of comparative constructions poorly understood?
What makes the syntax of comparative constructions poorly understood?
- Lack of data
- Lack of research
- Complexity of the data (correct)
- Lack of interest
Which of the following is an example of an absolute comparative form?
Which of the following is an example of an absolute comparative form?
- Smaller car
- Higher education (correct)
- Bigger house
- Faster runner
What is a null comparative?
What is a null comparative?
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What complicates the analysis of comparative constructions?
What complicates the analysis of comparative constructions?
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