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Seoul Brother Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
about comparative
(1) No one in my class is cleverer than I am.
(2) No one is cleverer than I am in my class.
(3) No one in my class is cleverer than I.
Which one is incorrect? And Why?
Thanks in advance.
(2) No one is cleverer than I am in my class.
(3) No one in my class is cleverer than I.
Which one is incorrect? And Why?
Thanks in advance.
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Seoul Brother Which one is incorrect? And Why? I don't like the middle one; it sounds like his cleverness varies with location.
- Seoul Brother Which one is incorrect?
- And Why?
- I don't like the middle one; it sounds like his cleverness varies with location.
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Seoul BrotherWhich one is incorrect? And Why?I don't like the middle one; it sounds like his cleverness varies with location.
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(1) is correct; (3) is formally correct according to traditional rules, but can sound pedantic in conversational English. The usual way of saying this in everyday English is "No one in my class is cleverer than me". This "I" vs "me" question is a perennial favourite.
(2) is a less satisfactory word order that may also create ambiguity.
(2) is a less satisfactory word order that may also create ambiguity.
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