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Taka Posted 12 years ago
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The number of baseball players in Japan is smaller than that in the US.
The number of baseball players in Japan is smaller that in the US.

Does the second one work?
  

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Does the second one work? As far as I know the second one does not work, you can not remove the comparison word "than" and just leave "that". You can remove the "that" instead of removing the "than".

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  • Does the second one work?
  • As far as I know the second one does not work, you can not remove the comparison word "than" and just leave "that".
  • You can remove the "that" instead of removing the "than".
  • Hope this helps.
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TakaThe number of baseball players in Japan is smaller than that in the US.The number of baseball players in Japan is smaller that in the US.Does the second one work?
As far as I know the second one does not work, you can not remove the comparison word "than" and just leave "that".
You can remove the "that" instead of removing the "than".
Hope this help
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Sorry, I meant to delete "that" not "than."
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