L LeTyan Member Joined Dec 18, 2011 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Oct 6, 2013 #1 Hi, Which one is natural? "Don't give him more money than needed." "Don't give him more money than is needed." Or how would you say it? Thank you!
Hi, Which one is natural? "Don't give him more money than needed." "Don't give him more money than is needed." Or how would you say it? Thank you!
bhaisahab Moderator Staff member Joined Apr 12, 2008 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location Ireland Oct 6, 2013 #2 LeTyan said: Hi, Which one is natural? "Don't give him more money than needed." "Don't give him more money than is needed." Or how would you say it? Thank you! Click to expand... The second one.
LeTyan said: Hi, Which one is natural? "Don't give him more money than needed." "Don't give him more money than is needed." Or how would you say it? Thank you! Click to expand... The second one.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Oct 6, 2013 #3 Of those two, the second one is my preference. You can also say: Don't give him more money than necessary. Don't give him more money than is necessary. Don't give him more money than he needs. (Slightly different meaning from "is needed".) Last edited: Oct 7, 2013
Of those two, the second one is my preference. You can also say: Don't give him more money than necessary. Don't give him more money than is necessary. Don't give him more money than he needs. (Slightly different meaning from "is needed".)
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Oct 6, 2013 #4 I'd say they both sound natural.
Barb_D Moderator Staff member Joined Mar 12, 2007 Member Type Other Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Oct 6, 2013 #5 I actually find the first one slightly more natural than the first.
konungursvia VIP Member Joined Mar 20, 2009 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada Oct 6, 2013 #6 Tdol said: I'd say they both sound natural. Click to expand... Same here.
O Odessa Dawn Key Member Joined Aug 10, 2012 Location Saudi Arabia Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Arabic Home Country Saudi Arabia Current Location Saudi Arabia Oct 6, 2013 #7 Barb_D said: I actually find the first one slightly more natural than the first. Click to expand... Do you mean the second one in the OP, please?
Barb_D said: I actually find the first one slightly more natural than the first. Click to expand... Do you mean the second one in the OP, please?
Barb_D Moderator Staff member Joined Mar 12, 2007 Member Type Other Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Oct 7, 2013 #8 No, I mean the first one in the original post. The one without "is."
L LeTyan Member Thread starter Joined Dec 18, 2011 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Oct 7, 2013 #9 So it seems like a question of whether "is" is ignorable.
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Oct 7, 2013 #10 LeTyan said: So it seems like a question of whether "is" is ignorable. Click to expand... They are both correct.
LeTyan said: So it seems like a question of whether "is" is ignorable. Click to expand... They are both correct.