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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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That or those as in "The Amerian standard of living is still higher than (that / those) of most of the other countries in the world." ?
Everyone will tell you the Amerian standard of living is still higher than (that/those) of most of the other countries in the world.
At first I thought, 'those' is the correct answer because 'those' refers to the standard's' of living of other countr'ies'.
And then, I found out that demonstrarive pronoun agrees with antecedent noun, 'the American standard' which is singular. Therefore, ['that' of most of the other countries] would appear grammatically correct. Which one is correct? Or can I use both?
At first I thought, 'those' is the correct answer because 'those' refers to the standard's' of living of other countr'ies'.
And then, I found out that demonstrarive pronoun agrees with antecedent noun, 'the American standard' which is singular. Therefore, ['that' of most of the other countries] would appear grammatically correct. Which one is correct? Or can I use both?
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For me, "that" sounds better.
- For me, "that" sounds better.
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