Which are correct:
1) They were more children than grown-ups.
2) They were more children than us.
3) They were too much children to understand the situation.
4) He was more a child than an adult.
5) He was more a child than me.
6) He was too much a child to understand the situation.
'Child' and 'children; are used here as adjectives. They basically mean 'childlike'.
Gratefully,
Navi
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Re: child/adjective
Acceptable as written: １ ＆ ４
2) They were more children than us.
-->They were more childlike/childish than us/we were.
3) They were too much children to understand the situation.
-->They were too childlike/childish to understand the situation.
5) He was more a child than me.
--> He was more of a child than me/I was.
6) He was too much a child to understand the situation.
-->He was too childlike/childish to understand the situation.
2) They were more children than us.
-->They were more childlike/childish than us/we were.
3) They were too much children to understand the situation.
-->They were too childlike/childish to understand the situation.
5) He was more a child than me.
--> He was more of a child than me/I was.
6) He was too much a child to understand the situation.
-->He was too childlike/childish to understand the situation.