Quiz: Writing for business – as good or better than

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.