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[Navi]

Are these sentences correct:

1-When you feel that your child is depressed, the more you have to be affectionate towards him or her.

2-If a client is unhappy with our services, the more you have to be polite to them.

[Mister Micawber]

No. they are odd or downright wrong. The structure is a parallel one: the more...the more: 'The unhappier a client is, the more polite you need to be.'
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Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's