[Grammar] compared to

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"He is stronger compared to me".

"To compare" is obviously a verb but it doesn't sound like a verb in this sentence. Are there another verb with the same cases?
 
It is not a verb in that sentence. It is a past participle used as a modifier.
 
I would add that I would expect either:
He is stronger than I am.
He is strong compared to me.
 
I am afraid I don't understand.
 
He is strong compared to me.

Shouldn't the adjective be 'stronger' since you are making a comparison?
 
No. It can be "stronger than me" or "strong compared to me. There should not be a double comparison.
 
In my opinion, it modifies "strong".
 
Participles can function as adverbs, and adverbs can modify adjectives.
 
Participles can function as adverbs, and adverbs can modify adjectives.

I was thinking if this sentence is also used with adverbial participle phrase.

"I came home crying."
 
Where is the participial phrase?
 
The OP may refer to 'crying', which is a participle.
Is it a present participle modifying the pronoun 'I'?

Not a teacher.
 
That is what I think. But it is a single participle, not a phrase.
 
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