"more money that needed"

[LeTyan]

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]

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!

The second one.

 

[emsr2d2]

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".)

 

[Tdol]

I'd say they both sound natural.

 

[Barb_D]

I actually find the first one slightly more natural than the first.

 

[konungursvia]

I'd say they both sound natural.

Same here.

 

[Odessa Dawn]

I actually find the first one slightly more natural than the first.

Do you mean the second one in the OP, please?
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[Barb_D]

No, I mean the first one in the original post. The one without "is."

 

[LeTyan]

So it seems like a question of whether "is" is ignorable.

 

[MikeNewYork]

So it seems like a question of whether "is" is ignorable.

They are both correct.