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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Verb after a comparative

Hi,

I don't know where to put the verb after a comparative. For instance, what is the correct form:

My flowers are more beautiful than are my neighbor's.

My flowers are more beautiful that my neighbor's are.

Maybe in this case, "are" can even be omitted, right?

Many thanks,

Mark
  

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Hi, I don't know where to put the verb after a comparative. For instance, what is the correct form: My flowers are more beautiful than are my neighbor's. My flowers are more beautiful that my neighbor's are .

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  • Hi, I don't know where to put the verb after a comparative.
  • For instance, what is the correct form: My flowers are more beautiful than are my neighbor's.
  • My flowers are more beautiful that my neighbor's are .
  • Both are OK, but the latter is the more common of the two.
  • The former is a bit literary in tone.
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Hi,

I don't know where to put the verb after a comparative. For instance, what is the correct form:

My flowers are more beautiful than are my neighbor's.

My flowers are more beautiful that my neighbor's are.

Both are OK, but the latter is the more common of the two.

The former is a bit literary in tone.



Maybe in this
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