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Healer Posted 4 years ago
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As much as

Are the second ones (latter) of each pair below grammatical and the shortest I can do with the first ones (former) ?Are the aforesaid question and the alternative clear and grammatical?Thanks for your comments!
  • My grandparents don’t love me as much as they love my brother.
  • My grandparents don’t love me as much as my brother.
  • My grandparents don’t love me as much as my parents love me.
  • My grandparents don't love me as much as my parents do.
  

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healer Are the second ones (latter) of each pair below grammatical and the shortest I can do with the first ones (former) ? Yes. Those are good.

— CalifJim

  • healer Are the second ones (latter) of each pair below grammatical and the shortest I can do with the first ones (former) ?
  • Yes.
  • Those are good.
  • But, on second reading, the first one is ambiguous, so what you have for that one won't work.
  • My grandparents don’t love me as much as my brother.
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healerAre the second ones (latter) of each pair below grammatical and the shortest I can do with the first ones (former) ?

Yes. Those are good.

But, on second reading, the first one is ambiguous, so what you have for that one won't work.

My grandparents don’t love me as much as my brother.
~ My grandparents don’t love me as much

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