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Azz Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
More people born on this day
Can one say
a. He thinks more people born on this day succeed in life.
b. He thinks more people born on this day succeed in life than on any other day.
c. He thinks more people born on this day succeed in life than are born on any other day.
d. He thinks more people born on this day succeed in life than those born on any other day.
Many thanks.
a. He thinks more people born on this day succeed in life.
b. He thinks more people born on this day succeed in life than on any other day.
c. He thinks more people born on this day succeed in life than are born on any other day.
d. He thinks more people born on this day succeed in life than those born on any other day.
Many thanks.
Top answer
Of the four statements, only the last (d) is grammatical. a. “more people” has no comparative.
- Of the four statements, only the last (d) is grammatical.
- a.
- “more people” has no comparative.
- b.
- “more people” is compared in error to “than any other day”.
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Of the four statements, only the last (d) is grammatical.
a. “more people” has no comparative.
b. “more people” is compared in error to “than any other day”.
c. “more people” is compared in error to “any other born day”.
d. “more people” is correctly compared to “those (people)”.
a. “more people” has no comparative.
b. “more people” is compared in error to “than any other day”.
c. “more people” is compared in error to “any other born day”.
d. “more people” is correctly compared to “those (people)”.
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Thank you so much for all your replies Wilpeter.
I see your point. What do you think about this one
e. He thinks more people who are born on this day succeed in life than are born on any other day.
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Many thanks.
I see your point. What do you think about this one
e. He thinks more people who are born on this day succeed in life than are born on any other day.
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Many thanks.
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Try breaking down the sentences:
Disregard the initial verb, “He thinks (“that” is understood)”.
The comparison is between “more people” and “than (something)”.
The modifying clause is “(who were) born on this day”.
The principal verb is “succeed (in life)” in all sentences (a through e).
The “than” side of the comparison in (d.) is “those” people.
There is no noun in (e.)
Disregard the initial verb, “He thinks (“that” is understood)”.
The comparison is between “more people” and “than (something)”.
The modifying clause is “(who were) born on this day”.
The principal verb is “succeed (in life)” in all sentences (a through e).
The “than” side of the comparison in (d.) is “those” people.
There is no noun in (e.)
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