5 exercises — practise the intensifying argument phrase "all the more reason to/why/for".
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Which sentence correctly uses "all the more reason to" plus a bare infinitive to argue that a fact strengthens the case for an action?
"...which is all the more reason to review the access logs carefully" correctly follows the fixed phrase with a to-infinitive. Option B wrongly uses "for" with a bare verb instead of "to" with an infinitive. Option C wrongly uses a gerund after "to". Option D misplaces "the" before "all" instead of after it.
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Which sentence correctly uses "all the more reason why" to introduce a full clause explaining the justified action?
"...all the more reason why the root cause is likely shared infrastructure..." correctly keeps "all the more reason" intact before "why". Options B, C, and D each insert an extra word or reorder "all", "the", and "more" incorrectly.
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Which sentence correctly uses "all the more reason for" plus a noun phrase (not a clause) to justify a decision?
"...all the more reason for a thorough security audit before we adopt it" correctly follows the fixed phrase with the preposition "for" plus a bare noun phrase. Option B wrongly inserts "that". Option C reorders "more" and "the". Option D drops the required preposition "for" entirely.
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Which sentence correctly distinguishes "all the more reason" (a fact strengthens the case for action) from a sentence where the same fact would normally argue against acting?
"...but given how fragile the current system already is, that's all the more reason to do it now rather than later" correctly uses the fixed phrase to argue that fragility strengthens the case for acting now, contrasting with the surface-level argument for delay. Option B misapplies the phrase to argue for delay, reversing its normal rhetorical function. Options C and D scramble the fixed word order.
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Which sentence correctly uses "all the more reason" at the start of a new sentence, referring back to a previously stated fact?
"The on-call rotation is already understaffed. All the more reason to automate the alerts..." correctly opens the new sentence with the fixed phrase in the standard order. Options B, C, and D each rearrange "all", "the", and "more" incorrectly.