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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

usual

Hello,

1. He sang worse than usual.

I want to know the form of "usual" here . Is it a noun here?

and what is function of than here? Is it "preposition" or conjunction?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

"usual" is definitely not a noun, preposition, or conjunction here. I interpret it as an adjective. There are some implied words that help me come to that conclusion.

— CalifJim

  • "usual" is definitely not a noun, preposition, or conjunction here.
  • I interpret it as an adjective.
  • There are some implied words that help me come to that conclusion.
  • He sang in a worse way than his usual way.
  • The adjective "usual" modifies "way", but the word "way" doesn't occur in the original sentence.
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"usual" is definitely not a noun, preposition, or conjunction here.

I interpret it as an adjective. There are some implied words that help me come to that conclusion.

He sang in a worse way than his usual way.

The adjective "usual" modifies "way", but the word "way" doesn't occur in the original sentence. This is a tricky case.

It can also be cal
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