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Did this phrase omit the verb, is?

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"The more brutal your death, the more powerful our message"

Hi, I'd like to know if you're normally supposed to include "is" in each of those two clauses. If yes, where exactly do you place them?

A. "The more brutal is your death, the more powerful is our message"
B. "The more brutal your death is, the more powerful our message is"

Thank you

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Anonymous:

Nope - no is is required here.

Here, not using "is" makes it more powerful in this context. Putting "is" in would be akin to saying:

"The cleaner your house is, the happier everyone will be!"

A common phrase is "the more, the merrier".

I don't know what you'd call it gramatically - but it's not commonly used.

See also:

Yankee:

Hi Guyper

I would not include "is" at all:

"The more brutal your death, the more powerful our message".

So, the answer is no. It would not be normal to use "is".

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Did this phrase omit the verb, is?

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