I would opt for number 4 - "I have read more books than John owns."
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#1 25-Mar-2003, 13:37
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I want to say that the number of books I have read is greater than the number of books that John owns. Whicc of the following can I use:
1-I have read more books than the books John has.
2-I have read more books than the ones John has.
3-I have read more books than John has.
4-I have read more books than John owns.
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#2 25-Mar-2003, 15:00I'm not a teacher, so please consider any advice I give in that context.
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#3 25-Mar-2003, 18:18I agree with Red becaause 'has' is ambiguous as it could also mean 'has read', which is the natural meaning for me. :D
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FWGuest#4 26-Mar-2003, 13:37
Are sentences 1 and 2 simply wrong or do they mean something slightly diferent? Don't these sentences:
1-I have read more books than the books John has.
2-I have read more books than the ones John has.
mean that I have read all the books John has and other books as well?
5-I have read more books than these.
Does this one mean that I have read these books?
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#5 26-Mar-2003, 20:16They are more clumsy than wrong. :D
