Than do
Dear teacher,
How to understand "than do" coming in the sentence below?
The evidence suggests that women initiate divorce more often than men, and benefit less from marriage than do men on measures of health,
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Scottish
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'do' is a pro-verb (takes the place of a verb). It replaces 'benefit' in this sentence. The evidence suggests that women initiate divorce more often than men, and [benefit less from marriage than do men] on measures of health, , and [they (women) benefit less from marriage than men benefit from marriage] CJ
- 'do' is a pro-verb (takes the place of a verb).
- It replaces 'benefit' in this sentence.
- The evidence suggests that women initiate divorce more often than men, and [benefit less from marriage than do men] on measures of health, , and [they (women) benefit less from marriage than men benefit from marriage] CJ
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'do' is a pro-verb (takes the place of a verb). It replaces 'benefit' in this sentence.
The evidence suggests that women initiate divorce more often than men, and [benefit less from marriage than do men] on measures of health,
, and [they (women) benefit less from marriage than men benefit from marriage]
CJ
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