I have a grammatical question regarding one of the worst pieces of grammar imaginable. One of my students made the argument that better things could be considered a single item. Is it possible for the sentence:
I have so many more better things to do than grade your homework.
to be considered grammatically correct? It is grammatically abhorring, but ultimately, I can't find in my head if this is grammatically wrong.
Could someone please clarify if this is grammatically feasible? My question specifically has to do with more better in this sentence.
*EDIT: To clarify the exact context of the example, it would go: "There are better things that I could be doing instead of grading. In fact, there are so many things that I could be doing which would be better than this, i.e. there are so many more better things that I could be doing.
Best Answer
However grotesque the "more better" construction may be, I think this sentence is grammatically correct.
When diagrammed, more does not modify better — it modifies the object, things —, so perhaps you have found a case where "more" + "better" can be used correctly?