Learn English – How to properly use “many more”

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When is it okay to use "many more" in a sentence and when isn't it? I'm writing a group paper and having troubles with the following sentence:

"Music teachers are responsible for many more grades, and in an elementary setting, the music teacher is responsible for every student in the school."

I realize there may be more grammar problems than simply the "many more" problem, but I'm simply wondering why I dislike that part specifically so much. Is this an okay way to use "many more"? I feel like when using the word "more" it typically implies that you are saying more than something and as of now I just don't like many and more being used next to each other like that.

Best Answer

Your usage is correct. The noun "grades" is a countable noun, and so "many" is correct usage.

https://www.englishforums.com/English/ManyMoreOrMuchMore/mjmx/post.htm

It's probable that the alliteration (the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words) around "many more" is what makes this seem uncomfortable for you.

Though I'm not sure what you're comparing "more grades" to (we're lacking context in your example), you could restructure your sentence as:

"Music teachers are accountable for many more grades, and, in an elementary setting, they are responsible for every student in the school."

In my opinion, replacing the repeated compound noun "music teacher" with a pronoun and removing the repeated use of "responsible" improves sentence flow.