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Cat navy 425 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Question about sentences

Dear all,

Kindly tell me which of the following sentences are correct.

1) There are fewer libraries today compared to ten years ago.

2) There are a few libraries today compared to ten years ago.

3) He said me that he needed some money.

4) He said to me that he needed some money.

5) He said that he needed some money.

6) He told me that he needed some money.


Thank you.

  

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(3) is wrong. (4), (5), (6) are correct. (1),(2) it's better to leave it for the teachers.

  • (3) is wrong.
  • (4), (5), (6) are correct.
  • (1),(2) it's better to leave it for the teachers.
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(3) is wrong.

(4), (5), (6) are correct.

(1),(2) it's better to leave it for the teachers.

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cat navy 425Kindly tell me which of the following sentences are correct.

Numbers 4, 5 and 6.

cat navy 4251) There are fewer libraries today compared to ten years ago.

It's "compared with", and the comparative "fewer" is redundant with "compare". But I would not use "compare" there at all because the two things you

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