Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
usual
Hello,
1. He sang worse than usual.
I want to know the form of "usual" here . Is it a noun here?
and what is function of than here? Is it "preposition" or conjunction?
Thanks.
1. He sang worse than usual.
I want to know the form of "usual" here . Is it a noun here?
and what is function of than here? Is it "preposition" or conjunction?
Thanks.
Top answer
"usual" is definitely not a noun, preposition, or conjunction here. I interpret it as an adjective. There are some implied words that help me come to that conclusion.
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"usual" is definitely not a noun, preposition, or conjunction here.
I interpret it as an adjective. There are some implied words that help me come to that conclusion.
He sang in a worse way than his usual way.
The adjective "usual" modifies "way", but the word "way" doesn't occur in the original sentence. This is a tricky case.
It can also be cal
I interpret it as an adjective. There are some implied words that help me come to that conclusion.
He sang in a worse way than his usual way.
The adjective "usual" modifies "way", but the word "way" doesn't occur in the original sentence. This is a tricky case.
It can also be cal
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