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Theooo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

More than/than/whereby

This question is on the SAT OG book page 661 # 28 One of the brackets contains error.

[In] the United States, the industrial [use of] plastics [is] greater [than steel], aluminum, and copper combined. [no error]

Why is [than steel] wrong? Isn't than used to compare the industrial use among plastics, steel, aluminum and copper?

Also I know this isn't in the question, but can you please explain the usage of whereby?
  

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Hi, This question is on the SAT OG book page 661 # 28 One of the brackets contains error. [In] the United States, the industrial [use of] plastics [is] greater [than steel], aluminum, and copper combined. [no error] Why is [than steel] wrong?

— Clive

  • Hi, This question is on the SAT OG book page 661 # 28 One of the brackets contains error.
  • [In] the United States, the industrial [use of] plastics [is] greater [than steel], aluminum, and copper combined.
  • [no error] Why is [than steel] wrong?
  • Because you can't say 'the use is greater than steel'.
  • They are dissimilar things.
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Hi,
This question is on the SAT OG book page 661 # 28 One of the brackets contains error.

[In] the United States, the industrial [use of] plastics [is] greater [than steel], aluminum, and copper combined. [no error]

Why is [than steel] wrong? Because you can't say 'the use is greater than steel'. They are dissimilar things.
You need to say 'the use of plastics is greate
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