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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Is this sentence correct?

Is this sentence correct?

I thought he was in a worse condition than he was in. I thought he wasn't going to make it.

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I think you should use past perfect in 'than' clause because the time of 'than' clause precede than that of the main clause, as in following: I thought he was in a worse condition than he had been. Or Simply: I thought he was in a worse condition than before. Or I thought he was in a worse condition.

— Park sang joon

  • I think you should use past perfect in 'than' clause because the time of 'than' clause precede than that of the main clause, as in following: I thought he was in a worse condition than he had been.
  • Or Simply: I thought he was in a worse condition than before.
  • Or I thought he was in a worse condition.
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I think you should use past perfect in 'than' clause because the time of 'than' clause precede than that of the main clause, as in following:
I thought he was in a worse condition than he had been.

Or Simply:
I thought he was in a worse condition than before.
Or
I thought he was in a worse condition.
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Omit the in at the end of the first sentence. You can add one word if you like: I thought he was in a worse condition than he [actually] was. I thought he wasn't going to make it.

CB
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Hello Cool Breeze
Can't we need the past perfect in 'than' clause?
If so, what do think two clauses compare?
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park sang joonI think you should use past perfect in 'than' clause because the time of 'than' clause precede than that of the main clause, as in following:I thought he was in a worse condition than he had been.
That is not correct.
park sang joonCan't we need the past perfect in 'than' clause?
No.
park sang
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That is not correct.
I don't know the why; I'd like to know why do you think #1 is possible and that #2 is impossible.
1) I thought he was in a worse condition than he was in the former condition.
2) I thought he was in a worse condition than he had been in the former condition.
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