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Chariot Posted 19 years ago
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than do younger people
0 I read this sentence:" the studies found that middle-aged people see it as much less upsetting than do younger people." 02 br
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00 Can the sentence be changed to "... as much less upsetting than younger people do?" 02 br
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00 Why does "do" comes before the subject? Are there any other cases where a sentence after "than" should be inversed? Thanks. 0-
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00 Can the sentence be changed to "... as much less upsetting than younger people do?" 02 br
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00 Why does "do" comes before the subject? Are there any other cases where a sentence after "than" should be inversed? Thanks. 0-
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0 Inversion can be used in a variety of situations; yours is itemized by Swan ( 01 i 00 Practical English Usage 02 i 00 ), section 298.6: after 01 i 00 as, than 02 i 00 and 01 i 00 so 02 i 00 : 02 br
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01 i 00 I got sick, 01 b 00 as did 02 b 00 most of the other guests. 02 br
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01 i 00 I got sick, 01 b 00 as did 02 b 00 most of the other guests. 02 br
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0 Thanks. Can my example rewritten as ".......... younger perople do." 02 br
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00 Can yor sencond example rewritten as "I was sick than the others were, though."? 0-
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00 Can yor sencond example rewritten as "I was sick than the others were, though."? 0-
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00 Can the sentence be changed to "... as much less upsetting than younger people do?" 12 blockquote10 Yes. After 01 i 00 than 02 i 00 and 01 i 00 as 02 i 00 the inversion is not required. 02 br
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