[Grammar] compared to

[Checkmate]

"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?

 

[MikeNewYork]

It is not a verb in that sentence. It is a past participle used as a modifier.

 

[Barb_D]

I would add that I would expect either:
He is stronger than I am.
He is strong compared to me.

 

[Checkmate]

It is not a verb in that sentence. It is a past participle used as a modifier.

Who is the receiver? Who is the actor?

 

[MikeNewYork]

I am afraid I don't understand.

 

[tedmc]

He is strong compared to me.

Shouldn't the adjective be 'stronger' since you are making a comparison?

 

[MikeNewYork]

No. It can be "stronger than me" or "strong compared to me. There should not be a double comparison.

 

[Checkmate]

I am afraid I don't understand.

Does 'compared' modify 'me' or 'he is'?

 

[MikeNewYork]

In my opinion, it modifies "strong".

 

[Checkmate]

In my opinion, it modifies "strong".

I'm surprised, how could a participle modify an adjective?

 

[MikeNewYork]

Participles can function as adverbs, and adverbs can modify adjectives.

 

[Checkmate]

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."

 

[MikeNewYork]

Where is the participial phrase?

 

[Matthew Wai]

The OP may refer to 'crying', which is a participle.
Is it a present participle modifying the pronoun 'I'?

Not a teacher.

 

[MikeNewYork]

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