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Navitasan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Comparative ellipsis

Can one say:
1-What he did was better than previously done.
instead of:
2-What he did was better than what had previously been done.
  

Top answer

Yes, but the passive is awkward.

  • Yes, but the passive is awkward.
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Yes, but the passive is awkward.

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