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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Is smaller than

Can I say,

(a) His T-shirt is smaller than her T-shirt / than mine.

(b) John's T-shirt is smaller than his friend/ John's.

(c) John's T-shirt is smaller than him/ her / his.

(d) The T-shirt is smaller than another T-shirt.

(e) This T-shirt is smaller than that one.
  

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(a) His T-shirt is smaller than her T-shirt / than mine. - OK (b) John's T-shirt is smaller than his friend's. (c) John's T-shirt is smaller than his.

— Mister Micawber

  • (a) His T-shirt is smaller than her T-shirt / than mine.
  • - OK (b) John's T-shirt is smaller than his friend's.
  • (c) John's T-shirt is smaller than his.
  • (d) This T-shirt is smaller than the other T-shirt.
  • -- OK
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(a) His T-shirt is smaller than her T-shirt / than mine.- OK

(b) John's T-shirt is smaller than his friend's.

(c) John's T-shirt is smaller than his.

(d) This T-shirt is smaller than the other T-shirt.

(e) This T-shirt is smaller than that one.-- OK
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Thanks.

Can I say,



(c) John's T-shirt is smaller than hers / theirs.

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How about the following sentences?

(a) The T-shirt is smaller than that.

(b) The T-shirt is smaller than it.

(c) The T-shirt is smaller than him.
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Yes. If we were speaking of his body, we would say 'than he is', I think.
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