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C3A3f
Pronouns in Incomplete
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Constructions
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C3A3f.1
Incomplete constructions are constructions in
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which some of the words are implied rather than
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stated. Such constructions occur most frequently after
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as
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and
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than
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and often involve a pronoun.
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Can he teach her as well as me?
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(can he teach both of us?)
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Can he teach her as well as I?
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(can he teach as well as I can?)
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In the examples above, the meanings of the sentences
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differ with the pronouns used. To determine which
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pronoun to use, imagine completing the clause.
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He likes frogs better than she.
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(better than she likes frogs)
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He likes frogs better than her.
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(better than he likes her)
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