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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

THAN with FURTHER and CLOSER Help please

Can someone help me with the 2 following sentences , tell me what needs to be fixed, if they are correct?
    1 If I lived here, I'd live closer to the center than when I lived at my old address.
    2 If I lived here, I'd live closer to the center than before when I lived at my old address.
1 Today I live further from your house than I did before.
2 Today I live further from your house than when I lived at my old address.

Thank you
  

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Here's what I think: If I lived here, I'd live closer to the center than when I lived at my old address. (OK) If I lived here, I'd live closer to the center than before, when I lived at my old address. (I added a comma) Today I live further from your house than I did before.

— Kooyeen

  • Here's what I think: If I lived here, I'd live closer to the center than when I lived at my old address.
  • (OK) If I lived here, I'd live closer to the center than before, when I lived at my old address.
  • (I added a comma) Today I live further from your house than I did before.
  • (OK) Today I live further from your house than when I lived at my old address.
  • (OK) You'd better wait for someone else for confirmation though.
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Here's what I think:

If I lived here, I'd live closer to the center than when I lived at my old address. (OK)

If I lived here, I'd live closer to the center than before, when I lived at my old address. (I added a comma)

Today I live further from your house than I did before. (OK)

Today I live further from your house
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Hi, Kooyeen and Alc:

Consider this a confirmation. [Y]
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