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Azz Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Men taller than

Can one use
a. The men taller than John were standing to his right.
instead of
b. The men who were taller than John were standing to his right.

Many thanks.
  

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Yes, but I think you should say The men taller than John were standing on his right.

  • Yes, but I think you should say The men taller than John were standing on his right.
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Yes, but I think you should say The men taller than John were standing on his right.
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NugsoYes, but I think you should say The men taller than John were standing on his right.
"to his right" and "on his right" are both OK.
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Didn't know to his right could be used like that. Thanks, GPY!

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