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Taka Posted 12 years ago
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Simple question. Do these two equally work?
He is smarter than he used to be.
He is smarter than he used to.
He is smarter than he used to be.
He is smarter than he used to.
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Only the first one is correct.
- Only the first one is correct.
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OK. Then what about these two?
She walks faster than she used to do.
She walks faster than she used to.
She walks faster than she used to do.
She walks faster than she used to.
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TakaThen what about these two?OK. The problem only occurs with 'be', I suppose.
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They both work. Good. Then what about these?
She eventually talked more than she wanted to do.
She eventually talked more than she wanted to.
She eventually talked more than she wanted.
Unfortunately, he was busier than he wanted to be.
Unfortunately, he was busier than he wanted to.
Unfortunately, he was busier than he wanted
She eventually talked more than she wanted to do.
She eventually talked more than she wanted to.
She eventually talked more than she wanted.
Unfortunately, he was busier than he wanted to be.
Unfortunately, he was busier than he wanted to.
Unfortunately, he was busier than he wanted
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These sound natural:
She eventually talked more than she wanted to.
She eventually talked more than she wanted.
Unfortunately, he was busier than he wanted to be.
Unfortunately, he was busier than he wanted.
I don't know why.
She eventually talked more than she wanted to.
She eventually talked more than she wanted.
Unfortunately, he was busier than he wanted to be.
Unfortunately, he was busier than he wanted.
I don't know why.
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I disagree about these. "She walks faster than she used to do." is not used in English. The second one is correct.
The first would be okay only if the initial verb was "do," and the sentence was of a form something like: "She does better in school that she used to do."
The first would be okay only if the initial verb was "do," and the sentence was of a form something like: "She does better in school that she used to do."
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In the second group of six sentences, "She eventually talked more than she wanted to do.", is not used in English. The second and third sentences are okay. The first sentence would only be okay if the initial verb is "do," and the form of the sentence is something like: "She eventually did more talking than she wanted to do."
The fifth sentence, "Unfortunately, he was busier than he w
The fifth sentence, "Unfortunately, he was busier than he w
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Mister MicawberThese sound natural:She eventually talked more than she wanted to.She eventually talked more than she wanted.Unfortunately, he was busier than he wanted to be.Unfortunately, he was busier than he wanted.I don't know why.I see. Thanks, MM!
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