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Sep 22 2008 1:21PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Quiz, grammar, comparisons, as good or better than
Quiz: Writing for business - as good or better than
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Quiz, grammar, comparisons, as good or better than
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Which is correct? Performance in the third quarter is expected to be ___________ it was in the second quarter. a. as good as or better than b. as good or better than |
Answer: a
Explanation:
The phrase as good or better than is ungrammatical because as good requires another as — you would never say something was as good than something else.
However, although it’s correct, as good as or better than is a little awkward. Here’s a better construction for this sentence: Performance in the third quarter is expected to be at least as good as it was in the second quarter.
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