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Navitasan Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
More than that
He is three inches taller than you.
1-He is more than three inches taller than me.
2-He is taller than me more than three inches.
3-He is taller than me more than that.
4-More than that.
Which of the sentences 1-4 are acceptable in this context?
4 is not a real sentence, but I think it would work in spoken English.
Gratefully,
Navi.
1-He is more than three inches taller than me.
2-He is taller than me more than three inches.
3-He is taller than me more than that.
4-More than that.
Which of the sentences 1-4 are acceptable in this context?
4 is not a real sentence, but I think it would work in spoken English.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
1. This is okay. ) 2.
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- This is okay.
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- This should be: He is taller than me by more than three inches.
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1. This is okay. (Strictly speaking, this should be "...taller than I," but "me" is used in informal speech.)
2. This should be: He is taller than me by more than three inches.
3. This should be: He is taller than me by more than that. (And the idea of his being three or more inches taller has to have been previously established.)
4. This would be okay in the fol
2. This should be: He is taller than me by more than three inches.
3. This should be: He is taller than me by more than that. (And the idea of his being three or more inches taller has to have been previously established.)
4. This would be okay in the fol
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