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Allthewayanime Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Than
When should I use 'than' as a preposition and when as a conjunction? For instance:
e.g. Is there a better way of improving your English than read/reading/to read. (what's the difference between the bare infinitive and the infinitive regarding their usage)
e.g. Is there a better way of improving your English than read/reading/to read. (what's the difference between the bare infinitive and the infinitive regarding their usage)
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allthewayanime Is there a better way of improving your English than read/reading/to read. Hi, Personally, there really is no known guidelines or rules. A lot of it depends on how the perspective sentence sounds with the context.
- allthewayanime Is there a better way of improving your English than read/reading/to read.
- Hi, Personally, there really is no known guidelines or rules.
- A lot of it depends on how the perspective sentence sounds with the context.
- With the above gerund construct, which is not wrong, I think the infinitive / gerund construct is a better choice: "Is there a better way [to improve] our English than reading" , simply based on what flows better and sounds more idiomatic to the ears.
- allthewayanime When should I use 'than' as a preposition and when as a conjunction?
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allthewayanimeIs there a better way of improving your English than read/reading/to read.Hi,
Personally, there really is no known guidelines or rules. A lot of it depends on how the perspective sentence sounds with the context. With the above gerund construct, which is not wrong, I think the infinitive / gerund construct is a better choice: "Is there a b
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