Leave out words after 'as' and 'than'?
In the Practical English Usage 3rd, it says:
177.7 comparative structures with 'as' and 'than'
We can leave out words after 'as' and 'than', if the meaning is clear.
The weather isn't as good as last year. (= as it was last year.)
I found more blackberries than you. (= than you found.)
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581 'than' and 'as' as subjects, objects and complements
subjects: more than is necessary; as happened
He worries more than is necessary. (NOT ... more than it/what is necessary.)
The train might be late, as happened yesterday. (NOT ... as it happened yesterday.)
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Why should sometimes subjects be omitted, sometimes not?
The weather isn't as good as it was last year.
He worries more than is necessary.
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kadioguy Why should sometimes subjects be omitted, sometimes not? You posted the answer yourself: We can leave out words if the meaning is clear.
- kadioguy Why should sometimes subjects be omitted, sometimes not?
- You posted the answer yourself: We can leave out words if the meaning is clear.
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kadioguyWhy should sometimes subjects be omitted, sometimes not?
You posted the answer yourself: We can leave out words if the meaning is clear.
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