Writing for Business - A Whatis.com Blog » easier vs. more easily http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business Is your grammar as good as your code? Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Easier vs. more easily http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/easier-vs-more-easily/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/easier-vs-more-easily/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:50:43 +0000 Ivy Wigmore http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/easier-vs-more-easily/ Which is correct?
When a firewall uses static packet inspection, an attacker can get through the filter _______.
a. easier
b. more easily

Answer: b

Explanation:
Easier is an adjective. You could say, for example, that static packet inspection makes the intruder’s task easier, because easier modifies the noun task. The adverb form is more easily. Here, it modifies get through.

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