What part of speech is the word ‘MORE’? – English Grammar Profiler
So I go outside
and I‘m sitting in my car,
but I‘m getting more and more upset.
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1 ‘more’ is a comparative after-determiner (DAR), when it is followed by a noun phrase. For example:
- For more information, contact me.
- One or more of the people have come.
2 ‘more’ is a comparative adverb of degree (RGR), when it modifies an adjective or adverb.
- You are more likely to win, and more importantly, get the money.
3 MORE (RR22) 88488 ADVERBIAL PHRASE
ONCE MORE
My powers will pass to Maximus, to hold in trust, until the Senate is ready to rule once more.
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*oddly, the CLAWS7 tagset does not capture ‘more’ as a pronoun. For example:
Tell me more.
1 MORE (DAR) THAN (CSN) 3276913
4 MORE (RRR) THAN (CSN) 169015
1 . FOR MORE (DAR) INFORMATION, 102491
2 . FOR MORE INFORMATION ON 51754
5 ONE OR MORE (DAR) OF THE 41161
6 . FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT 40314
14 THEY ARE MORE (RGR) LIKELY (JJ) TO 12961
15 . (.) READ (VV0) MORE (DAR) … (…) (NULL) 11953
17 AND, MORE (RGR) IMPORTANTLY (RR), 11203
18 YOU HAVE MORE (DAR) THAN ONE 10693
21 AND (CC) MANY (DA2) MORE (DAR) . 10431
23 THERE (EX) IS (VBZ) MORE (DAR) THAN (CSN) ONE (MC1) 10322
25 ONE (MC1) OR (CC) MORE (DAR) OF (IO) THESE (DD2) 10043 26 YOU (PPY) ARE (VBR) MORE (RGR) LIKELY (JJ) TO (TO) 9705 27 ARE (VBR) MUCH (RR) MORE (RGR) LIKELY (JJ) TO (TO) 9595
28 IS (VBZ) NOTHING (PN1) MORE (DAR) THAN (CSN) A (AT1) 9215
31 . FOR (IF) MORE (DAR) INFORMATION (NN1) PLEASE (RR) 8709 32 TO (TO) LEARN (VVI) MORE (RRR_DAR) .8693
33 IT (PPH1) ‘S (VBZ) MORE (DAR) OF (IO) A (AT1) 8426
35 , (,) AND (CC) MORE (RGR) IMPORTANTLY (RR) , 8068
39 SO (RG) MUCH (DA1) MORE (DAR) . 6942
40 YOU (PPY) ‘RE (VBR) MORE (RGR) LIKELY (JJ) TO 6936
42 WILL (VM) BE (VBI) MORE (RGR) LIKELY (JJ) TO 6551 43 , (,) BUT (CCB) MORE (RGR) IMPORTANTLY (RR) , 6533 44 TO (TO) SPEND (VVI) MORE (DAR) TIME (NNT1) WITH (IW) 6236
45 . (.) FOR (IF) MORE (DAR) INFORMATION (NN1) AND (CC) 6219
46 , (,) AND (CC) MORE (RRR) ! (!) (NULL) 6159
47 . (.) FOR (IF) MORE (DAR) DETAILS (NN2) , (,) 6067
49 HERE (RL) FOR (IF) MORE (DAR) INFORMATION (NN1) . (.) 6055
50 . (.) (NULL) MORE (RGR_RRR) IMPORTANTLY (RR) , (,) 6017
54 . (.) FOR (IF) MORE (DAR) INFORMATION (NN1) OR (CC) 5872
57 PEOPLE (NN) ARE (VBR) MORE (RGR) LIKELY (JJ) TO (TO) 5562
59 … (…) READ (VV0) MORE (DAR) … (…) (NULL) 5462 60 AND (CC) MUCH (RR_DA1) MORE (RRR_DAR) . 5431
61 . (.) FOR (IF) MORE (DAR) INFORMATION (NN1) VISIT 5427
64 THIS (DD1) IS (VBZ) MORE (DAR) OF (IO) A (AT1) 5300
67 ARE (VBR) FAR (RG) MORE (RGR) LIKELY (JJ) TO (TO) 5092
68 (NULL) FOR (IF) MORE (DAR) INFORMATION (NN1) OR (CC) 5022
69 AND (CC) MUCH (RR) MORE (RRR) ! (!) (NULL) 4919
72 AND (CC) ARE (VBR) MORE (RGR) LIKELY (JJ) TO (TO) 4728
75 WOULD (VM) BE (VBI) MORE (DAR_RRR) THAN (CSN) HAPPY (JJ) 4557 76 ARE (VBR) ALSO (RR) MORE (RGR) LIKELY (JJ) TO (TO) 4495
77 PAGE (NN1) FOR (IF) MORE (DAR) INFORMATION (NN1) . 4491