Some words and phrases can be hard to use, especially if you haven’t seen copious examples.<\/p>\n
For instance, you might have seen the expression “even more so” once or twice before, yet<\/a><\/strong> you might not be entirely clear on how you should use it in a sentence. <\/p>\n More often than not, “even more so” is used prenominally, which means that it precedes a noun. It is used to establish a contrast of sorts. <\/strong><\/p>\n So, if something applies to two things but applies to one more than the other, then you use “even more so.”<\/strong><\/p>\n It should be noted that “even more so” is closely related to “more so.” The difference is that “even more so” adds more emphasis.<\/strong><\/p>\n With this in mind, “even more so” tends to be an interjectory statement, which means that you can remove it without affecting the meaning too much.<\/p>\n There are a few cases though where “even more so” becomes integral to the meaning as we shall soon.<\/p>\n With regard to punctuation, the rules aren’t quite clear here, and everybody seems to punctuate it differently.<\/p>\n That said, if we regard “even more so” as an interjectory statement, then it makes sense to surround it by commas on either side, so this is what we’ll do.<\/p>\n The above sentence basically says that oranges and cotton textiles are both things for which Egypt is famous.<\/p>\n However<\/a><\/strong>, out of the two, cotton textiles are the more popular export. Now, to truly understand how to use it, let’s remove it from the sentence.<\/p>\n The sentence’s meaning isn’t altered too much. You should also note that the conjunction ties two different prepositional phrases, which are “for its oranges” and “for its cotton textiles.”<\/p>\n Now<\/a><\/strong>, I’m pointing this out because I want to highlight the importance of parallelism when using conjunctions, something that will be a recurring theme here.<\/p>\n Granted, the sentence could have been different.<\/p>\n In this case, this is what using “even more so” would look like.<\/p>\n Another possibility is this.<\/p>\n Giving us this.<\/p>\n Out of the three possibilities, I feel that the first one is the clearest. But, if there are several ways to write the sentence, why talk about parallelism at all?<\/p>\n This next example will explain.<\/p>\n Again, because we are treating “even more so” as an interjectory statement, then the conjunction “and” is what really matters here, and conjunctions<\/a> demand parallelism.<\/p>\n As you can tell, “even more so” is usually used with the conjunction “and,” making “and even more so” a common construction.<\/p>\n Can “even more so” be used without a conjunction?<\/p>\n Yes, here is a couple of examples.<\/p>\n Here, “even more so” is integral to the meaning of the sentence, so we can’t remove it without affecting the overall meaning. Ergo, it is not surrounded by commas.<\/p>\n In this last example, “even more so” is preceded by perhaps, attenuating the emphasis.<\/p>\n
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\nLuckily, we are here for you, and we will remedy this situation.<\/p>\nHow to use “even more so” in a sentence?<\/h2>\n
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