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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

"than" as a conjunction

Hi,
Please take a look at these sentences and my related comments, and tell me what you think.

1. She has more money than her husband/her husband does/her husband has. -- I think all three can be used but wonder why this one can have 'her husband does' as a viable option, whereas the other two don't seem to have that option.

2, She runs faster than her husband/her husband does. -- I think both of them can be used, whereas the use of phrase "her husband has" can not.

3. She plays tennis better than he husband/her husband does. -- Similar in my assessment to no. 2.
  

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Hi, Please take a look at these sentences and my related comments, and tell me what you think. 1. She has more money than her husband/her husband does/her husband has.

  • Hi, Please take a look at these sentences and my related comments, and tell me what you think.
  • 1.
  • She has more money than her husband/her husband does/her husband has.
  • -- I think all three can be used Yes but wonder why this one can have 'her husband does' as a viable option, whereas the other two don't seem to have that option.
  • They do, ie you can say 'than her husband does' in #2 and #3.
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Hi,
Please take a look at these sentences and my related comments, and tell me what you think.

1. She has more money than her husband/her husband does/her husband has. --
I think all three can be used Yes
but wonder why this one can have 'her husband does' as a viable option, whereas the other two don't seem to have that option. They do, ie you can say 'than her husband doe
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Hi, Thank you.

I have some questions on this though:

1. She has more money than her husband/her husband does/her husband has. --
I think all three can be used Yes
but wonder why this one can have 'her husband does' as a viable option, whereas the other two don't seem to have that option. They do, ie you can say 'than her husband does' in #2
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Hi,

Yes, you can use the appropriate auxiliary.

eg She (does like) likes this food more than her husband/her husband does.

eg She is feeling better than her husband does is..

Or you can, if you want to be verbose or emphatic, repeat the main verb.

eg She likes this food more than her husband likes it.

eg She is fee

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