INVERTING THE SUBJECT AND VERB WITH COMPARISONS
In this post, we will discuss about inverting the subject and verb with comparisons. An inverted subject and verb may occur also after a comparison. The inversion of a subject and verb after a comparison is optional, rather than required. It is also a rather formal structure. You should be familiar with this structure because there have been a number of inverted comparisons on the English tests, especially TOEFL tests.
· Fred spends more hours in the school than Jack.
· Fred spends more hours in the school than Jack does.
· Fred spends more hours in the school than does Jack.
Whole examples above contain the comparison more . . . than. So, the question is: Are these patterns right in English? The answer is: Yes. All three examples below are correct in English.
It is possible to have the noun Jack alone, like in the first example.
It is also possible that the comparison is followed by the subject and verb Jack does, like in the second example.
It is also possible that the comparison is followed by the inverted subject and verb does Jack, like in the third example.
The following example shows how this sentence pattern could be tested:
In the example above, please notice that there is a comparison more consistent than. You should also understand that the results of the current experiment is being compared with the results of any previous tests. There is only a verb is needed. Why? Because the results of any previous tests is the subject.
The best answer to this question is answer (B).
Analysis:
We know that it is possible for a subject and a verb to be inverted after a comparison. In this case, the subject the results of any previous tests comes after were. So, have you understand yet? If you do not understand us, please feel free to contact us. ;)
The following chart lists the sentence patterns used with comparisons:
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