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Verbal agreement of "more of + plural noun"

English Language & Usage Asked on June 30, 2021

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Is the sentence grammatical?

Shouldn’t it concoord is with the uncountable more (of), instead of its current plural are?

According to Microsoft® Encarta® 2009:

  1. additional: indicates something additional or further (pronoun + singular or plural verb)

adjective: I need more light.

pronoun: There aren’t any more of these.

pronoun: No more is expected.

One Answer

more can be understood as multiple in such partitive constructions with a plural countable noun:

We questioned 100 people. More of them like sunshine than sleet.

and as singular with a singular uncountable noun:

The company spends a lot of money. More of it goes to energy than to taxes.

Answered by TRomano on June 30, 2021

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