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Kadioguy Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Than/as

Are all of the sentence acceptable? If not, could you tell me the reason?

  1. He worries more than necessary.
  2. He worries more than is necessary.
  3. He worries more than it is necessary.
  4. The train might be late, as happened yesterday.
  5. The train might be late, as it happened yesterday.

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User emsr2d2 said that "it" is inappropriate in #3 and #5, but I would think #3 and #5 are grammatically correct.

What do you think?

  

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kadioguy User emsr2d2 said that "it" is inappropriate in #3 and #5, I agree. They may be grammatically correct, but they are certainly non-native.

— Mister Micawber

  • kadioguy User emsr2d2 said that "it" is inappropriate in #3 and #5, I agree.
  • They may be grammatically correct, but they are certainly non-native.
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kadioguyUser emsr2d2 said that "it" is inappropriate in #3 and #5,

I agree. They may be grammatically correct, but they are certainly non-native.

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