Comparative form with that

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"Her illness was more serious than we thought at first" is the structure I've been taught.

There is a thread called "Her illness was more serious that we thought at first." Is this structure also correct?

Rover_KE · Accepted Answer

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niqi65Her illness was more serious that we thought at first.

I wonder whether the subordinate clause that we thought at first (a content one) is somewhat grammatical in the sentence above.

I've found such a sentence in the fraze.it website:

Continue like this matey and you will be up before the beak for something much more serious that a slap on the back won't mend.

CalifJim · Answer

niqi65There is a thread called "Her illness was more serious that we thought at first."

I assume you're referring to

[Her illness was more serious that we thought it was at first.]

If you open the thread and look at the question, you'll see that "that" is written "than" in the body of the question. Obviously the "that" in the header was a mistake. Ignore it.

CJ

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