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01 Mar 2021, 10:15
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I was doing a question from Kaplan 800 that kind of made me doubt my understanding of when to use 'greater than' and when to use 'more than'.
From what I understand, if the noun is countable, we use 'more'. However, if the noun itself is a number/percentage/rate, etc., we use 'greater'.
Basis that, is my usage correct in the following sentences?
1. There are more roses in my garden than in hers
2. The number of roses in my garden is greater than in hers
3. He has more money than Jacob.
4. He has a greater share of profit than Jacob.
5. Internet users in India increased by more than 10% than last year
6. The number of internet users in India increased by greater than 10% than last year
Are these correct?
From what I understand, if the noun is countable, we use 'more'. However, if the noun itself is a number/percentage/rate, etc., we use 'greater'.
Basis that, is my usage correct in the following sentences?
1. There are more roses in my garden than in hers
2. The number of roses in my garden is greater than in hers
3. He has more money than Jacob.
4. He has a greater share of profit than Jacob.
5. Internet users in India increased by more than 10% than last year
6. The number of internet users in India increased by greater than 10% than last year
Are these correct?
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01 Mar 2021, 10:36
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pratyakshagarwal
This should help you out - https://gmatpill.com/more-than-vs-great ... WER%20THAN.
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02 Mar 2021, 14:42
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Hello, pratyakshagarwal. I would have no reservations about any of the six sentences you have written. In addition to the resource mentioned above in another reply, you may find the following tip useful, one that comes from the legendary instructor Ron Purewal (courtesy of this Manhattan Prep thread on the very topic in question):
the best rule i've found is to test the legitimacy of placing "greater" BEFORE the noun (i.e., as an adjective), vs. the legitimacy of placing "more" BEFORE the noun (i.e., as an adjective). if it works as an adjective, then it should also work in the construction you're describing here.
in this problem, which i'm sure is the problem that prompted your query in the first place, you can clear up the issue of "numbers are greater than..." vs. "numbers are more than..." by doing this inversion:
the gyrfalcon has greater numbers --> this is ok
the gyrfalcon has more numbers --> this doesn't make sense
therefore, "greater" is the preferred version.
try this if you ever run into this issue again; it will almost certainly work.
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I hope all of this information proves helpful to you. Good luck with your studies.
- Andrew
the best rule i've found is to test the legitimacy of placing "greater" BEFORE the noun (i.e., as an adjective), vs. the legitimacy of placing "more" BEFORE the noun (i.e., as an adjective). if it works as an adjective, then it should also work in the construction you're describing here.
in this problem, which i'm sure is the problem that prompted your query in the first place, you can clear up the issue of "numbers are greater than..." vs. "numbers are more than..." by doing this inversion:
the gyrfalcon has greater numbers --> this is ok
the gyrfalcon has more numbers --> this doesn't make sense
therefore, "greater" is the preferred version.
try this if you ever run into this issue again; it will almost certainly work.
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I hope all of this information proves helpful to you. Good luck with your studies.
- Andrew
