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Zuotengdazuo Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

More ... than ... Are they correct?

1. We’ve got food for more people than want it.

2. He paid more money than would have been spent if he had bought it in the supermarket.

Hi. Are these two sentences correct? Do they make sense?

Thank you.

  

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zuotengdazuo Are these two sentences correct? Do they make sense? I don't think so.

— Vsuresh

  • zuotengdazuo Are these two sentences correct?
  • Do they make sense?
  • I don't think so.
  • I think you mean these: We've got food for more people than those who want it.
  • He spent more money than he would have spent if he had bought it in the supermarket.
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zuotengdazuoAre these two sentences correct? Do they make sense?

I don't think so.

I think you mean these:

We've got food for more people than those who want it.

He spent more money than he would have spent if he had bought it in the supermarket.

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zuotengdazuoAre these two sentences correct?

Yes.

zuotengdazuoDo they make sense?

Yes, but let me observe that switching from active to passive and then back to passive (second sentence) can leave readers dizzy.

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