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=== than === | === than === | ||
* in general used for comparisons, exceptions or for contrast (as a conjunction) | * in general | ||
** also introduces a second element (as a preposition) or a | ** used for comparisons, exceptions or for contrast (as a conjunction) | ||
** also introduces a second element or a sequence (as a preposition) | |||
** either as a conjunction or a preposition | |||
* conjunction: | * conjunction: | ||
** "than" combines two or more comparisons | ** "than" combines two or more comparisons | ||
*** ex. "In the summer it is hotter than in the winter" | *** ex. "In the summer it is hotter '''than''' in the winter" | ||
*** ex. "Students who study perform better on tests than students who do not study." | *** ex. "Students who study perform better on tests '''than''' students who do not study." | ||
**** note: when making comparisons, the sentence must compare like-elements, | **** note: when making comparisons, the sentence must compare like-elements, | ||
**** i.e, | **** i.e, the sentence is comparing students and not students and tests, as in: | ||
***** ("students who study perform better on tests than the tests of students who do not study" | ***** ("students who study perform better on tests than the tests of students who do not study" = incorrect | ||
** indicates a contrast or exception | ** indicates a contrast or exception | ||
*** ex. "The run was longer rather than shorter" | *** usually with "rather than" | ||
** indicates | **** ex. "The run was longer rather than shorter" | ||
*** ex. " | **** = synonymous with the adverb "instead of": "The run was longer instead of shorter") | ||
** indicates a contrast between events: | |||
*** ex. "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 | |||
* preposition | * preposition | ||
** | ** as a preposition "than" introduces a relationship to the noun | ||
*** | *** "than" does the same thing as a preposition as it does as a conjunction when introducing a comparison | ||
** | *** the difference is that as a conjunction it compares two clauses (subject and verb, as in "She plays piano ''better than I play it''") | ||
*** | ***and as a preposition it compares a subject to an object (as a phrase, as in "She plays piano better ''than me''" | ||
* Sources | * Sources | ||
** | ** 'Than I' vs. 'Than Me' (Merriam-Webster) - good article explains how "than" operates as a conjunction or a preposition | ||
=== that === | === that === | ||
* a subordinate clause that acts as an object | * in general: | ||
** ex. "She said that she already did it" | ** adds necessary (requisite) information ("those are the kind of shoes that hurt") | ||
*** ''that she already did it'' serves as the object of the S-V "she said" | ** acts as a pronoun ("Ouch, that rock is hard!") | ||
* determiner: | |||
** as a subordinate clause ''that'' acts as an object of a sentence | |||
** since it adds necessary information, thus no punctuation separates it from the main clause | |||
*** ex. "She said that she already did it" | |||
****''= "that she already did it"'' serves as the object of the S-V "she said" | |||
*** ex. " | |||
* pronoun | |||
** that specifies something already mentioned | |||
*** "That was really fun!" | |||
** specifies a certain person or thing: | |||
*** ex., "That little boy was super happy." | |||
>> to complete entry: see that definition - Bing | |||
== V-W-X == | == V-W-X == | ||