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Jack1234 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Compared to vs Compare to

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00"Compared to the amount of space required for storing paper proposals, saving those information in digital format only requires a relatively small amout of space. "02br
00May I know Why it is using "compared to" instead of "compare to"? Why use a past tence of compare? 0-
  

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0It seems like past participle to me. I could be wrong. To me, it functions like the 'required' in your sentence.

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  • 0It seems like past participle to me.
  • I could be wrong.
  • To me, it functions like the 'required' in your sentence.
  • 02br 02br 00I could be talking nonsense here.
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0It seems like past participle to me. I could be wrong. To me, it functions like the 'required' in your sentence. 02br
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00I could be talking nonsense here. Hope this sheds some light.0-
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01cite10Jack123412cite10For the following sentences I see on a book: 12br
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10"Compared to the amount of space required for storing paper proposals, saving those information in digital format only requires a relatively small amout of space. "12br
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10May I know Why it is using "compared to" instead
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0 Thanks, but the word 01b00(when it is02b00) is not there, thus how do we decide whether to use the past participle - 01b00compared02b00? 0-
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0Another way, (when it is) is not there, why should we imagine there is some words there?02br
00Sorry, I am new to this structure, thus I do not 100% understand your explanation. 0-
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01cite10Jack123412cite10Another way, (when it is) is not there, why should we imagine there is some words there?12br
10Sorry, I am new to this structure, thus I do not 100% understand your explanation.12blockquote
10I'll give you another example. My dog 01b00named02b00 Darkie is playful. Yo
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0Hi Jack02br
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00Are you sure the word 'those' is not a typo? " ... those information" is not correct. You haven't answered my question? Could you please do so?0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00"Compared to the amount of space required for storing paper proposals, saving those information in digital format only requires
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0 Nope, i just copy it from the reference I have. But it is possible the reference has typo=) 0-
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0Thanks, Jack. The word 'those' is definitely a typo. If there are more typos in the book, I advise you to stop reading it. I hope it is not a book on grammar or English usage.0-
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"Compared to . . . " indicates that the comparison has already been made and this is the result.
"Compare to . . ." could be used when the speaker/writer is inviting the listener/reader to make a comparison.
I would be more concerned with the writers use of information as a countable noun. It is uncountable, therefore
must be used in the singular verb tense.
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