0
Nicetomeetyou Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Comparisons.

The summer vacation in American schools is one year longer than that in Korean schools.

Is this sentence free from mistakes? I’d like to know especially whether “that in” is a correct way to put it. Also, I’d like to know whether the plural “the summer vacations” is better.

  

Top answer

nicetomeetyou The summer vacation in American schools is one year! longer than that in Korean schools. Change 'year' to 'month' or 'week' and omit 'that'.

— CalifJim

  • nicetomeetyou The summer vacation in American schools is one year!
  • longer than that in Korean schools.
  • Change 'year' to 'month' or 'week' and omit 'that'.
  • Save that use of 'that' for when it's 'that of '.
  • Other prepositions after 'than that' are not wrong, but they are so seldom used (one tenth as often, or less) that it's better to stick to 'that of'.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
nicetomeetyouThe summer vacation in American schools is one year! longer than that in Korean schools.

Change 'year' to 'month' or 'week' and omit 'that'. Save that use of 'that' for when it's 'that of'. Other prepositions after 'than that' are not wrong, but they are so seldom used (one t

0

Related Questions