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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
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than
The environment is ?what the child experiences - the setting, the roles, and the interactions. For example, a child growing up in a large family on a farm has different socialization experiences than does a child growing up in a single-parent family in the city.
1. For example, a child ...than a child growing up in a single-parent family in the city (has different socialization experiences) .
2. For example, a child ...than a child growing up in a single-parent family in the city does
3. The same as original.
Q) I was wondering how the structure #1 and #2 become the original form. Possible related forms I can think of regarding "than" structure is like these. But I don't think they are related to the original form.
4. I have more candies than you
5. I have more candies than the candies you have.
6. I have more candies than you.do
1. For example, a child ...than a child growing up in a single-parent family in the city (has different socialization experiences) .
2. For example, a child ...than a child growing up in a single-parent family in the city does
3. The same as original.
Q) I was wondering how the structure #1 and #2 become the original form. Possible related forms I can think of regarding "than" structure is like these. But I don't think they are related to the original form.
4. I have more candies than you
5. I have more candies than the candies you have.
6. I have more candies than you.do
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In English you can regularly put words of a sentence in any order, and this affects how words are emphasised, but it no doubt takes a good speaker to do it satisfactorily. So 1-3 are as you say the same, and seem to me similar to 6 and 4, with 'do' (6)/'does (2) being like 'does' (3), which stand for the 'has' (1-3)/'have' (4,6), which is itself implied after the 'you' (4)/(1). d
- In English you can regularly put words of a sentence in any order, and this affects how words are emphasised, but it no doubt takes a good speaker to do it satisfactorily.
- So 1-3 are as you say the same, and seem to me similar to 6 and 4, with 'do' (6)/'does (2) being like 'does' (3), which stand for the 'has' (1-3)/'have' (4,6), which is itself implied after the 'you' (4)/(1).
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In English you can regularly put words of a sentence in any order, and this affects how words are emphasised, but it no doubt takes a good speaker to do it satisfactorily.
So 1-3 are as you say the same, and seem to me similar to 6 and 4, with 'do' (6)/'does (2) being like 'does' (3), which stand for the 'has' (1-3)/'have' (4,6), which is itself implied after the 'you' (4)/(1).
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So 1-3 are as you say the same, and seem to me similar to 6 and 4, with 'do' (6)/'does (2) being like 'does' (3), which stand for the 'has' (1-3)/'have' (4,6), which is itself implied after the 'you' (4)/(1).
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4. I have more candies than you.
5. I have more candies than you do.
6. I have more candies than do you.
5. I have more candies than you do.
6. I have more candies than do you.
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