Does using ほど frequently induce "particle drops"?


Consider the following usages of ほど:

  1. **ほど as a time approximation:**

> 旅は **10時間ほど** かかるでしょう。
>
> The trip will probably take about ten hours.

  2. **ほど as a physical approximation:**

> そのロープは **長さが六メートルほど** あります。
>
> The rope is about six meters long.

  3. **ほど to demonstrate an "extreme example":**

> **言葉にできないほど** 素晴らしい。
>
> It's too wonderful for words.

  4. **ほど to express "the more _, the more _":**

> 多ければ **多いほど** よい。
>
> The more, the better it is.

**Question:** In these example sentences, ほど is being used as the sole
particle to mark phrases/nouns. But does using ほど in this way cause other
other particles to get dropped? Something like the following:

> 旅は **10時間ほどに** かかるでしょう。
>
> そのロープは **長さが六メートルほどに** あります。
>
> **言葉にできないほどに** 素晴らしい。
>
> 多ければ **多いほどに** よい。

or on this last one, perhaps

> 多ければ **多いほどと** よい。

Does adding に or と after these ほど's (i) retain the original meaning of these
sentences (i.e. adds redundancy), (ii) converts them into some sort of
other/new meaning, or (iii) just makes them outright nonsensical?




I don't know the answer for your question, but I can contribute with the
information that I have only seen ほどに with the hyperbole meaning `ほど to
demonstrate an "extreme example"` and the `ほど to express the more _, the more
_`

<https://ja.hinative.com/questions/1363574>

This person has made a similar question and it seems to depend on the use.

My take is that に is used sometimes to show that ほど is working adverbially in
the sentence. The thing is that, even in the most thorough textbooks, they do
not talk about that.

ほどと on the other hand seems off.




I don't know the answer for your question, but I can contribute with the
information that I have only seen ほどに with the hyperbole meaning `ほど to
demonstrate an "extreme example"` and the `ほど to express the more _, the more
_`

<https://ja.hinative.com/questions/1363574>

This person has made a similar question and it seems to depend on the use.

My take is that に is used sometimes to show that ほど is working adverbially in
the sentence. The thing is that, even in the most thorough textbooks, they do
not talk about that.

ほどと on the other hand seems off.

