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Tenjing Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

'Than'

A. It's better to do whatever the job is than staying home.
B. Doing a job is better than staying home.
Are these above sentences correct with 'than'. I am confused about what to use after 'than', a gerund or a bare infinitive or to infinitive. Please explain. I am really confused. Please help.
  

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tenjing It's better to do whatever the job is than staying home. This is correct. You could instead echo the infinitival clause with a bare infinitival or a to -infinitival: It’s better to do whatever the job is than (to) stay at home.

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  • tenjing It's better to do whatever the job is than staying home.
  • This is correct.
  • You could instead echo the infinitival clause with a bare infinitival or a to -infinitival: It’s better to do whatever the job is than (to) stay at home.
  • tenjing Doing a job is better than staying home.
  • Also correct.
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tenjingIt's better to do whatever the job is than staying home.
This is correct. You could instead echo the infinitival clause with a bare infinitival or a to-infinitival:

It’s better to do whatever the job is than (to) stay at home.
tenjingDoing a job is better than staying home.
Also correct. Here y
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Could you tell me when we can use infinitives after than? Please.
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tenjingCould you tell me when we can use infinitives after than?
Usually, when there is an earlier word in the sentence that takes an infinitival complement, as in:

1. There is nothing any of us can do other than (to) be cautious. (We can be cautious.)
2. I would love nothing better than to see him lose
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What about this one,
We had to work than we accepted. Is this correct?
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Sorry. It's 'we had to work harder than we expected'.
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tenjingWe had to work than we accepted. Is this correct?
No. You need a word that admits a than phrase, such as more or harder. And are you sure you don’t mean expected?
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Sorry, it's 'We had to work harder than we expected.' Is this a correct one?
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tenjingSorry, it's 'We had to work harder than we expected.' Is this a correct one?
Yes, that’s fine.
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But we can omit 'we' here, right? Like, 'We had to work harder than expected'?
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tenjingBut we can omit 'we' her, right? Like, ' we had to work harder than expected'?
Yes.
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