"Ella ya ha leído el mismo libro más de quince veces."
Translation:She has already read the same book more than fifteen times.
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If I had written the sentence, I might have used "mas que" instead of "mas de". Is there a rule for "de" vs "que".
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‘más de’ is only used with quantities. In positive sentences, ‘más que’ is not used with quantities. In negative sentences, both are acceptable.
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Yes, there is. más de = more than. más que, usually used in negative sentences, no más que = no more than. So más de could be anything over 15, whereas no más que = anything 15 and under. Have I sufficiently confused you?
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Yes :) I think I have heard terms such as "mas que yo" or "mas que el" without it being a negative.
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Instead of all that was said above - here is a reference that covers exactly why. http://spanish.about.com/od/sentencestructure/a/mas_que_de.htm
Whi is there zero recognition that adverbs can go in different places in english? Super frustrating.