Nddad Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
The + comparative
1) Of the two methods, this seems to be better than that.
2) Of the two methods, this seems to be the better than that.
As far as I know, 1) is correct but my friend said 1) is wrong because there's no "the".
Is he correct??
Terry
2) Of the two methods, this seems to be the better than that.
As far as I know, 1) is correct but my friend said 1) is wrong because there's no "the".
Is he correct??
Terry
Top answer
Nddad Is he correct?? No. Don't use "the" when you have "than".
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NddadIs he correct??No.
Don't use "the" when you have "than".
These are the correct patterns:
This hammer is better than that.
This hammer is better.
This hammer is the better of the two.
This hammer is the better.
CJ
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This hammer is the better.
=> Why do you use "the" in this sentence?? What does mean " the" here?
Pls explain.
Terry
=> Why do you use "the" in this sentence?? What does mean " the" here?
Pls explain.
Terry
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Nddad=> Why do you use "the" in this sentence?? What does mean " the" here?It means "the better one of the two" = "the better hammer of the two".
CJ
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