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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
A little more [than] two decades ago
A little more than two decades ago, something called "animal law" starting gaining public notice. There were several pet custody and wrongful death cases mentioned in the press that immediately became fodder for late-night comedians.
[Source: Reading for Results Ninth Edition by Laraine Flemming]
I'd like to know if I can use "than" to contrast not two nouns or two clauses?or as parts of clauses?but two phrases.
And I'd also like to know here whether "than" is a conjunction or a preposition.
Thank you in advance for your help.
[Source: Reading for Results Ninth Edition by Laraine Flemming]
I'd like to know if I can use "than" to contrast not two nouns or two clauses?or as parts of clauses?but two phrases.
And I'd also like to know here whether "than" is a conjunction or a preposition.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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but two phrases. You can use it as above. park sang joon And I'd also like to know here whether "than" is a conjunction or a preposition.
- but two phrases.
- You can use it as above.
- park sang joon And I'd also like to know here whether "than" is a conjunction or a preposition.
- A preposition.
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park sang joonI'd like to know if I can use "than" to contrast not two nouns or two clauses?or as parts of clauses?but two phrases.You can use it as above.
park sang joonAnd I'd also like to know here whether "than" is a conjunction or a preposition.A preposition.
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Thank you, Mr.Micawber, for your very helpful answer.
I think "two decades ago" is a
A preposition.
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park sang joonI think "two decades ago" is an adverbial phrase.If so, I'd like to know if prepositions can take an adverb, not a noun, adjective, or preposition.I think 'two decades ago' is just a point in time (a noun); the whole phrase is the adverb.
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