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Ahn Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Can I use the comparative without 'than'?
It explains why actual governance of USA seems to be much stronger when its economy superficially occupies only 27% of the world.
Is this sentence odd without 'than' part?
Is this sentence odd without 'than' part?
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Hi, It explains why actual governance of USA seems to be much stronger when its economy superficially occupies only 27% of the world. Is this sentence odd without 'than' part? No, as long as the context states or at least implies what the comparison is to.
- Hi, It explains why actual governance of USA seems to be much stronger when its economy superficially occupies only 27% of the world.
- Is this sentence odd without 'than' part?
- No, as long as the context states or at least implies what the comparison is to.
- Sentences like the following are fine.
- Yesterday, I was sick.
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Hi,
It explains why actual governance of USA seems to be much stronger when its economy superficially occupies only 27% of the world.
Is this sentence odd without 'than' part?
No, as long as the context states or at least implies what the comparison is to.
Sentences like the following are fin
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Does your answer 'No' means my sentence is not odd then?
I think the comparison in my sentence implies 'much stronger than it superficially is'.
I think the comparison in my sentence implies 'much stronger than it superficially is'.
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Hi,
It explains why actual governance of USA seems to be much stronger when its economy superficially occupies only 27% of the world.
Does your answer 'No' means my sentence is not odd then? Yes, I meant your use of 'much stronger' is not odd.
I think the comparison in my sentence impl
It explains why actual governance of USA seems to be much stronger when its economy superficially occupies only 27% of the world.
Does your answer 'No' means my sentence is not odd then? Yes, I meant your use of 'much stronger' is not odd.
I think the comparison in my sentence impl
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Thank you for your pointing out the errors, Clive.
I used 'governance' as a meaning of 'governing power', but I didn't know what would be the best word for it.
And 'when its economy superficially occupies only 27% of the world' was to mean "the US economic scale occupies 27% of the world's economy."
I'll try to correct it more clear way.
I used 'governance' as a meaning of 'governing power', but I didn't know what would be the best word for it.
And 'when its economy superficially occupies only 27% of the world' was to mean "the US economic scale occupies 27% of the world's economy."
I'll try to correct it more clear way.
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