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List of word parts of speech & their grammar rules: Difference between revisions
List of word parts of speech & their grammar rules (view source)
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=== than === | === than === | ||
* a conjunction | * either a conjunction or a preposition | ||
* as a conjunction "than" creates a comparison by introducing a second clause | |||
** signifies: | ** signifies: | ||
*** a contrast between two events, things, or ideas | *** a contrast between two events, things, or ideas | ||
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**** "No sooner than I got home, my mom asked me to go to the store." | **** "No sooner than I got home, my mom asked me to go to the store." | ||
**** this construction is frequently confused with "then" which expresses sequence but not contrast | **** this construction is frequently confused with "then" which expresses sequence but not contrast | ||
* as a preposition "than" introduces a relationship to the noun | |||
** "He was closer to the finish line than her" | |||
*** "than her" signifies a relationship between "her" and "he" | |||
**** but "her" is used because "her" is the object of the sentence | |||
***** i.e., "He was closer" >> than what? "her? << object | |||
=== that === | === that === | ||