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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
using 'than'
Hi, I have been plagued by this issue on sentence completion. I do not really know how to call this part of English grammar. Is it a parallel structure? My question is whether - both - are grammatically correct:
1) 'There is more chocolate in my drink than milk'.
2) 'There is more chocolate in my drink than there is milk'.
or
a) 'This is much better than that'.
b) 'This is much better than that is'.
Personally, the latter of each feels correct and complete, but I sometimes I hear otherwise in speech.
1) 'There is more chocolate in my drink than milk'.
2) 'There is more chocolate in my drink than there is milk'.
or
a) 'This is much better than that'.
b) 'This is much better than that is'.
Personally, the latter of each feels correct and complete, but I sometimes I hear otherwise in speech.
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1) 'There is more chocolate in my drink than milk'. 2) 'There is more chocolate in my drink than there is milk'. The sentences above are OK, but slightly awkward.
- 1) 'There is more chocolate in my drink than milk'.
- 2) 'There is more chocolate in my drink than there is milk'.
- The sentences above are OK, but slightly awkward.
- I prefer these: There is more chocolate than milk in my drink .
- My drink has more chocolate than milk in it.
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1) 'There is more chocolate in my drink than milk'.
2) 'There is more chocolate in my drink than there is milk'.
The sentences above are OK, but slightly awkward. I prefer these:
There is more chocolate than milk in my drink .
My drink has more chocolate than milk in it.
a) 'This is much better than that'. (This is the one that would be most frequently used.)
b
2) 'There is more chocolate in my drink than there is milk'.
The sentences above are OK, but slightly awkward. I prefer these:
There is more chocolate than milk in my drink .
My drink has more chocolate than milk in it.
a) 'This is much better than that'. (This is the one that would be most frequently used.)
b
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All are all correct.
AnonymousI do not really know how to call this part of English grammar.The shortened forms are called reduced or elliptical clauses.
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