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- 31-Jan-2005, 18:21 #1Azteacher Guest
teacher Why do you use the comparative form of an adverb in the following sentence?
He read more carefully than the others.
Does it have anything to do with the word "than" in the sentence?
- 01-Feb-2005, 19:28 #2
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Re: teacher Hello,
Originally Posted by Azteacher
If you want to say that others doesn't read so carefully as he, then you use the comparative.
He read more carefully than the others.
If you use the comparative, you make an comparison. That's why you have to use "than".
He read carefully than the others.
He read more carefully than the others
He read more carefully.
He read carefully.
Hope that helps,
Dany
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