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TomJ Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Q40: I need your help with the structure "as + adjective + as", please

Hello there teachers!

I'd like ask you a few things about the following sentence, please.

The sentence is:

= His brother, Ravi, isn't as good as he.

1) Is it a grammatically correct sentence? If it is, would saying "His brother, Ravi, isn't as good as he is/him" be correct as well?

2) Could we express the idea expressed by the above sentence in some other words? For example, could we say "He is better than his brother Ravi"?

Thanks to all.
  

Top answer

1) My view (which others may disagree with) is that "as good as he" now sounds too stilted for everyday use. "as good as him" is widely used and accepted. The best option in careful English is probably "as good as he is".

— GPY

  • 1) My view (which others may disagree with) is that "as good as he" now sounds too stilted for everyday use.
  • "as good as him" is widely used and accepted.
  • The best option in careful English is probably "as good as he is".
  • 2) Yes.
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1) My view (which others may disagree with) is that "as good as he" now sounds too stilted for everyday use. "as good as him" is widely used and accepted. The best option in careful English is probably "as good as he is".

2) Yes. A rewording is probably a good idea because the original sentence feels slightly awkward irrespective of the question of the ending (e.g. you can read "isn't as
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