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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Grammar "than expected, as expected etc"

Good morning, I have some questions regarding the following sentences:
the processor is faster than i expected
... happened as i expected

I believe those sentences are reduced
Could you possibly teach me the complete sentences?
like : ...is faster than i expected it to do?
and could you please also teach me the logic?

thank you very much
  

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T he processor is faster than I expected it to be . happened as I expected it to happen . 1) The underlined parts are usually omitted because their meanings are understood to be present.

— Canadian45

  • T he processor is faster than I expected it to be .
  • happened as I expected it to happen .
  • 1) The underlined parts are usually omitted because their meanings are understood to be present.
  • 2) Don't be lazy!
  • Use proper capitalization.
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The processor is faster than I expected it to be.
......happened as I expected it to happen.
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AnonymousI believe those sentences are reduced
Yes, you can think of it that way. However, the solutions to the problem of restoring the missing words tend to be rather ad hoc solutions. I don't think there is any universal methodology that applies to all cases, and there are always multiple solutions.

The processor is faster
than
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Thank you very much for your help and time first
Just have another question:
May I understand "it runs faster than usual" as "it runs faster than its usual speed"?

Thank you very much
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AnonymousMay I understand "it runs faster than usual" as "it runs faster than its usual speed"?
The meaning of the underlined clause is not clear.
Do you mean...
a) It ran faster than usual
b) It runs faster than it did before
3) something else
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AnonymousMay I understand "it runs faster than usual" as "it runs faster than its usual speed"?
That's how I would take it, but I think you're talking about a particular running speed compared to its usual running speed, so if I were you I'd write It's running faster than usual.

CJ
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