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Acosta Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Older or Elder? - word order

I read somewhere that the adjectives older and oldest can only go before a noun.
Is that correct?

I thought that was true of the adjectives elder and eldest, not older and oldest.
Am I right?

Thanks in advance
  

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acosta I read somewhere that the adjectives older and oldest can only go before a noun. X No. Billy is older than Mary.

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  • acosta I read somewhere that the adjectives older and oldest can only go before a noun.
  • X No.
  • Billy is older than Mary.
  • Billy is the oldest of the children.
  • acosta I thought that was true of the adjectives elder and eldest, not older and oldest.
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acostaI read somewhere that the adjectives older and oldest can only go before a noun.
Is that correct?X
No.
Billy is older than Mary.
Billy is the oldest of the children.
acostaI thought that was true of the adjectives elder and eldest, not older and oldest.
Am I right?
Yes.
Billy is Mary's elder brother
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The following are okay:

Is Ben older or younger than Bob?

Is John oldest of the three?

I met Bill and his brother Steve. Is Bill elder or is Steve?

Is Jim eldest in the family?
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Thank you very much!
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