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Volcano
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LEDs have enormous benefits over standard light
bulbs because they're _______more efficient, come in a range of different colours and have a very long lifetime

A) very
B) a great deal
C) too
D) over
E) about

I think A, what you think?
Richard, Moderator
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I think A. What do you think?

That won't work, Volcano. The correct choice is B. That's the only choice that will work before more.

A will work only before the adjective (in this case, efficient).

Another word that will work -- even though it isn't present here as a choice -- is much: they're much more efficient.
Humam
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I absolutely agree with Richard. Much is the most common modifier to be used in such cases and it is to be contrasted in meaning with a bit i.e. a bit more
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