Question

Correct the sentence at the underlined point.
The more they earn, more they spend.
a. More they earn, more they spend
b. More they earn, the more they spend
c. The more they earn, the more they spend
d. No improvement

Answer 1

Hint: So, in this question we deal with the clauses of the sentence, which is incorrect and due to which the sentence is grammatically wrong. A clause is made up of a subject, a verb phrase, and sometimes articles.

Complete step by step answer:
In the given sentence, ‘The more they earn, more they spend,' the second clause of the sentence is not helping the framework of the first clause as it does not have the article ‘the’ before the word ‘more’. The difference is the missing action verb which helps to denote the people who earn money in the sentence.
So, option [c] is the correct answer which is, “The more they earn, the more they spend.
The option [a] is not the correct answer as there is no use of proper articles in that sentence.
Option [b] is also wrong due to the missing article ‘the’ and incorrect framing of the clause.
Option [d] is definitely wrong as improvement and changes are needed for the given question.

Note: It is very important to know that a sentence contains at least one main clause. It may contain one main clause, or two main clauses that are connected or the main clause which is connected by a subordinate clause.