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Nananara Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Could you check my comparative clauses?

Hello. In the following sentence, which is OK?

Please think that they (in particular 3 and 4) are used in formal and literal styles.


1. The timid children might be afraid of more things than the optimistic ones will.

2. The timid children might be afraid of more things than the optimistic ones will be.

3. The timid children might be afraid of more things than will the optimistic ones.

4. The timid children might be afraid of more things than will the optimistic ones be.


Thank you.

  

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Timid children might be afraid of more things than optimistic ones. I don't see the point in contrasting timid children with optimistic ones. A timid child may be optimistic as well.

— Cool Breeze

  • Timid children might be afraid of more things than optimistic ones.
  • I don't see the point in contrasting timid children with optimistic ones.
  • A timid child may be optimistic as well.
  • CB
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Timid children might be afraid of more things than optimistic ones.

I don't see the point in contrasting timid children with optimistic ones. A timid child may be optimistic as well.

CB

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NananaraHello. In the following sentences, which are OK?

This is the right sentence:

Timid children might be afraid of more things than optimistic ones.

And again, I agree that the comparison of "timid" and "optimistic" is not a good one.


Timid children are afra
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I think he might want to mean the opposite of 'timed'.

What's the opposite of "timid children"?

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