ShmoopTube

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Who ordered the shmoop a la mode? Fill in the blank:

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Going to the dance was much ___________ than staying home and watching television.

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And here are the potential answers:

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So... what is this question asking?

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Funner? Really? Like... have we said that word since we were 5?

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Ok... so let's just start things off by crossing off B -- funner -- twice for good measure.

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Now... how do you use the word fun?

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Well, the question is a COMPARISON... so: Is "dance" amount of fun greater than

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or equal to "stay home and watch television" amount of fun?

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It's just comparing one thing with another... only TWO items are involved -- so there can't

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be a MOST.

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"Most" is for threesomes. Uh... like if the options were dance, stay home or shop

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for iPhone covers at the mall.

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C is plain old "fun." Say it aloud: "was much fun than staying home..." Doesn't

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sound right at all, does it?

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This sentence is a comparison, and fun doesn't compare levels of fun... it just is.

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So we're looking for MORE fun. Answer A.

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As in, "Amusement park."

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