Question

下面的英语句子是否有错误，谢谢！

the longer we live, the more we are reminded of the glad and sad events of our past by certain words we read and learn, the more the number of the words that means something to us increase.

the more the number of the words that means something to us increase.
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Does the sentence have any grammatical errors?

Thanks!

Answer 1

你好。已经为你订正好了：
the more the number of the words that mean something to us increases。
.语法解释
1在 the number of sth.中，the number是单数性，所以谓语动词用三单形式 :inceases
2 在the number of the words that mean something 中，mean的主语是words,不是the number,所以谓语动词用mean,而不用means.

Answer 2

the more the number...increase“数量增加得越多”好像有点问题，貌似汉语式英语。
increase能加many/much么？如果不行的话，怎么能用他们的比较级more呢？
英语里说数量多一般用large来表达，这个句子不如说成:
the larger the number of the words that means something to us become.
(是不是把that引导的定语从句放到句子的最后更好呢？省的句子不平衡。）