[Grammar] than they really <are/do>

[KJOU]

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1 Therefore, many advertisements make products much better than they really are.

2. Why do you feel that others are paying more attention to us than they really are.


My question is whether I can change both 'are's above to 'do's.


I'd appreciate your help in advance.

 

[5jj]

2. Why do you feel that others are paying more attention to us than they really are. My question is whether I can change both <are>s above to <do>s.

No.
You omitted a word in sentence 2.
Don't use write <are>s, <do>s. Use italics or quotation marks: ares, dos; 'are's, 'do's

 

[KJOU]

Thank you for the reply. One thing I don't understand is about the first one. If I use " do" here, could it refer to "make" ?

Could you explain to me why "do" doesn't work here, please?

1 Therefore, many advertisements make products much better than they really are.

 

[emsr2d2]

There's still a word missing. The only way that sentence could make sense would be with the addition of "look/appear".

Therefore, many ads make products look/appear much better than they really are.

With that addition, do you understand why "do" doesn't work?

 

[KJOU]

Yes, I do.

My bad!

Thank you for the correction.