However intelligent you may be

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#1 However intelligent you may be, you cannot take success for granted in today's fast world.Is this sentence correct? Doesn't it should be "you are".#2 Jane is prettier/ than any other woman member/ of the family/No errorI don't see any error in this sentences but according to book there is some error is 2nd part "than any other woman member". #3 Freedom's survey showed that people living in small towns and rural areas consider themselves no happier than are people living in big cities.According to Book it should be "Do" instead of "are". I have no clue about use of "do" here. I think there is no need to use anything at all. But I am not sure.thank you

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

taruns1008#1 However intelligent you may be, you cannot take success for granted in today's fast world.
Is this sentence correct? ~~Doesn't it should~~ Shouldn't it be "you are"?

It's correct, but "you are" is also correct.

taruns1008#2 Jane is prettier/ than any other woman member/ of the family/No error
I don't see any error in this sentences but according to book there is some error is 2nd part "than any other woman member".

It appears that they want "than any other female member".

CJ

Mister Micawber · Answer

taruns1008#1 However intelligent you may be, you cannot take success for granted in today's fast world.Is this sentence correct? Doesn't it should be "you are".

The original is fine, though you could also use 'you are'.

taruns1008#2 Jane is prettier/ than any other woman member/ of the family/No errorI don't see any error in this sentences but according to book there is some error is 2nd part "than any other woman member".

'Woman member' should be 'female member', though I would recast to at least 'any other woman in the family'.

taruns1008#3 Freedom's survey showed that people living in small towns and rural areas consider themselves no happier than are people living in big cities.According to Book it should be "Do" instead of "are". I have no clue about use of "do" here.

'Are' changes the meaning.

People in small towns consider themselves no happier than people in big cities do [consider themselves].

People in small towns consider themselves no happier than people in big cities are .

taruns1008I think there is no need to use anything at all.

That would create ambiguity between 'do' and 'are'.

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