We use the quantifiermoreto talk about additional quantities, amounts and degree.Moreis a comparative word.
Morewith nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, prepositions
We usemorewith different classes of words. We usemoreafter verbs but before every other word class:
[instructions on a computer screen]
Click here formoreanswers.(more+ noun)
My father wasmoreupset than I had ever seen him.(more+ adjective)
The interest rate has gone up again. We’re going to have to paymore.(verb +more)
[talking about a car]
It will startmoreeasily, runmoresmoothly and delivermorepower. (more, + adverb,more+ adverb,more+ noun)
Who’smorein need of a good night’s sleep, you or me?(more+ prepositional phrase)
See also:
Determiners (the, my,some,this)
Less
Little,a little,few,a few
Comparison: adjectives (bigger,biggest,more interesting)
Morewith nouns
We can usemorewith plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns:
There aremorechairs in the room opposite if you need them.(countable)
We needmoreinformation before we can make a decision.(uncountable)
More of
When we usemorebefore articles (a/an, the), demonstratives (this, that), possessives (my, your) or pronouns (him, it), we needof:
Can I havemore ofthat delicious cake you baked?
How manymore ofmy relatives have you not met, I wonder?
I think we’re going to see a lotmore ofher.
Morewithout a noun (as a pronoun)
We usually leave out the noun aftermorewhen the noun is obvious:
I’d like some coffee. Is there anymore?(more coffee)
More and more
We often usemore and moreto emphasise an increase or decrease in something:
More and morepeople are using the Internet every day.
Moreorlonger?
When we are talking about more time,we usually uselongerrather thanmore:
Would you like to stay a bitlonger?
Not:Would you like to stay a bit more?