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Rambharosey Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Older than..
I understand that this is a correct sentence:
I am older than you.
But, is the following a correct sentence:
I am older than you are.
The reason I wonder is because the above sentence clearly uses ellipsis. In ellipsis, the word(s) ellided must be 'exactly' the same as the words that have appeared in the first half of the sentence. So, the above sentence would read:
I am older than you are older.
But the above sentence clearly is non-sensical. Perhaps, the following might be accepted:
I am older than you are old.
I am older than you.
But, is the following a correct sentence:
I am older than you are.
The reason I wonder is because the above sentence clearly uses ellipsis. In ellipsis, the word(s) ellided must be 'exactly' the same as the words that have appeared in the first half of the sentence. So, the above sentence would read:
I am older than you are older.
But the above sentence clearly is non-sensical. Perhaps, the following might be accepted:
I am older than you are old.
Top answer
I am older than you are is perfectly correct. The "are" is understood in the first sentence.
- I am older than you are is perfectly correct.
- The "are" is understood in the first sentence.
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I am older than you are is perfectly correct.
The "are" is understood in the first sentence.
The "are" is understood in the first sentence.
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