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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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sentence help

I would like to know if these sentence are possible?

She did much better than I have done in that exam.
She did much better than what I have done in that exam.

She did better than me in the exam..
She did better than me.
  

Top answer

She did much better than I have done in that exam. Possible. For example: She did the exam much earlier, whereas you've just finished it.

  • She did much better than I have done in that exam.
  • Possible.
  • For example: She did the exam much earlier, whereas you've just finished it.
  • She did much better than what I have done in that exam.
  • Incorrect.
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She did much better than I have done in that exam. Possible. For example: She did the exam much earlier, whereas you've just finished it.

She did much better than what I have done in that exam. Incorrect.

She did better than me in the exam. Possible.
She did bett
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teechrShe did much better than I have done in that exam. Possible. For example: She did the exam much earlier, whereas you've just finished it.
Thanks, teechr. Can't this sentence also convey that she did the exam sometime in the past whereas I have just finished it, and she did better than me?
teechrShe did much better than what I have
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AnonymousThanks, teechr. Can't this sentence also convey that she did the exam sometime in the past whereas I have just finished it, and she did better than me?
That's what I meant!
AnonymousIs the use of 'what' just not natural or is it grammatically wrong in the sentence? It sounds not natural to me, but is it grammatically incorrect?
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teechr AnonymousThanks, teechr. Can't this sentence also convey that she did the exam sometime in the past whereas I have just finished it, and she did better than me?That's what I meant!AnonymousIs the use of 'what' just not natural or is it grammatically wrong in the sentence? It sounds not natural to me, but is it grammatically incorrect?Unnatural and grammatically inc

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