). ▁▁ ▁( a ) ▁More ▁under grad s ▁call ▁their ▁families ▁during ▁the ▁week ▁than ▁I ▁do . ▁ ▁( b ) ▁More ▁New ▁York ers ▁began ▁law ▁school ▁this ▁sem ester ▁than ▁I ▁did . ▁ ▁The ▁compar ative ▁must ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁subject ▁position ▁for ▁the ▁ill usion ▁to ▁work ; ▁sentences ▁like ▁( a ) ▁which ▁also ▁have ▁verb ▁phrase ▁elli ps is ▁are ▁viewed ▁as ▁un accept able ▁without ▁any ▁ill usion ▁of ▁accept ability : ▁▁ ▁( a ) ▁* I ▁have ▁been ▁to ▁more ▁countries ▁than ▁Russia ▁I ▁have . ▁ ▁A ▁pilot ▁study ▁by ▁I ria ▁de ▁Dios - Fl ores ▁also ▁found ▁that ▁repeat ability ▁of ▁the ▁predicate ▁had ▁an ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁accept ability ▁of ▁C Is ▁in ▁English . ▁However , ▁Christ ensen ' s ▁study ▁on ▁compar ative ▁ill us ions ▁in ▁Dan ish ▁did ▁not ▁find ▁a ▁significant ▁difference ▁in ▁accept ability ▁for ▁sentences ▁with ▁repeat able ▁pred ic ates ▁( a ) ▁and ▁those ▁without ▁( b ). ▁ ▁Quant ifier ▁choice ▁The ▁lex ical ▁ambigu ity ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁quant ifier ▁more ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁hypothesis ▁where ▁the ▁accept ability ▁of ▁C Is ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁people ▁re inter pre ting ▁a ▁" com par ative " ▁more ▁as ▁an ▁" add itive " ▁more . ▁As ▁fewer ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁such ▁an ▁ambigu ity , ▁Well wood ▁and ▁colle agues ▁tested ▁to ▁see ▁if ▁there ▁was ▁any ▁difference ▁in ▁accept ability ▁jud g ements ▁depending ▁on