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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Than/ that
Hi.
The car is more expensive that the one I bought two years ago.
The car is more expensive than the one I bought two years ago.
Can I use that instead of than in such a comparison?
Thank you.
The car is more expensive that the one I bought two years ago.
The car is more expensive than the one I bought two years ago.
Can I use that instead of than in such a comparison?
Thank you.
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Anonymous Can I use that instead of than in such a comparison? No.
- Anonymous Can I use that instead of than in such a comparison?
- No.
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AnonymousCan I use that instead of than in such a comparison?No.
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Thank you, AS, for your useful reply.
So, that can only be used in the superlative as in This car is the most expensive that I've ever owned.
So, that can only be used in the superlative as in This car is the most expensive that I've ever owned.
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That is used here as a pronoun to introduce a relative clause.
This car is the most expensive (car) that I've ever owned.
Than is a conjunction used after comparative adjectives and adverbs. See definition #1 http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/than?s=t
This car is the most expensive (car) that I've ever owned.
Than is a conjunction used after comparative adjectives and adverbs. See definition #1 http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/than?s=t
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