comparative adjective + THAN + verb-ING – English Grammar Profiler
The English Grammar Profile B1 Point 84 in the category of CLAUSES is defined as:
‘than’ + a limited range of non-finite clauses (with -ing), forming the second part of a comparison after a comparative adjective
This point partially overlaps PEARSON’S: GSE 62 B2
A search in iWeb for:
_JJ than _V.G
1 CHEAPER THAN BUYING 3875 2 BETTER THAN GETTING 1169
3 WORSE THAN GETTING 995
4 BETTER THAN USING 973 5 EXPENSIVE THAN BUYING 832 6 CHEAPER THAN PAYING 788 7 CHEAPER THAN GOING 658
8 EASIER THAN TRYING 651
9 BETTER THAN GOING 622 10 BETTER THAN SITTING 594
11 BETTER THAN TRYING 586
12 CHEAPER THAN USING 556 13 BETTER THAN SEEING 520 14 BETTER THAN TAKING 510 15 CHEAPER THAN GETTING 506
16 IMPORTANT THAN GETTING 482
17 WORSE THAN TRYING 465
*Note, the grammar is overshadowed by other B1 grammar. ‘Nothing’ + ‘worse than’ is very common. 18 BETTER THAN WATCHING 447 19 WORSE THAN GOING 415 20 DIFFERENT THAN USING 413 21 EFFECTIVE THAN USING 399
22 CHEAPER THAN RENTING 390
23 IMPORTANT THAN MAKING 383 24 EASIER THAN USING 382
25 EFFICIENT THAN USING 359
26 WORSE THAN LOSING 331
27 WORSE THAN SEEING 327 28 EXPENSIVE THAN USING 324
29 BETTER THAN SPENDING 317
30 CHEAPER THAN HIRING 315 31 BETTER THAN MAKING 301 32 CHEAPER THAN REPLACING 290 33 FASTER THAN USING 289 34 BETTER THAN BUYING 287 35 CHEAPER THAN PURCHASING 281 36 IMPORTANT THAN KNOWING 273 37 DIFFERENT THAN SAYING 262 38 CHEAPER THAN TAKING 256 39 DIFFERENT THAN WORKING 251 40 BETTER THAN PLAYING 246 41 BETTER THAN EATING 244 42 WORSE THAN FINDING 244 43 BETTER THAN PUTTING 241 44 EFFECTIVE THAN TRYING 238 45 EASIER THAN GETTING 234 46 BETTER THAN WORKING 232 47 BETTER THAN GIVING 228
48 CHEAPER THAN BOOKING 226
49 EASIER THAN MAKING 221 50 BETTER THAN FINDING 220 51 BETTER THAN KNOWING 218 52 IMPORTANT THAN WINNING 213 53 WORSE THAN FEELING 211
54 DIFFERENT THAN GOING 210
55 WORSE THAN SPENDING 205
56 BETTER THAN LOSING 201 57 WORSE THAN WATCHING 200 58 WORSE THAN USING 199 59 DIFFERENT THAN PLAYING 198
60 BETTER THAN LETTING 197
61 BETTER THAN COMING 196 62 EASIER THAN GOING 192 63 EXPENSIVE THAN GOING 192 64 BETTER THAN LEAVING 189 65 DIFFERENT THAN BUYING 189
66 IMPORTANT THAN KEEPING 186
67 BETTER THAN PAYING 185 68 BETTER THAN WAITING 185 69 SECURE THAN USING 181 70 WORSE THAN SITTING 181
71 CHEAPER THAN BUILDING 180
72 CHEAPER THAN TRYING 180 73 IMPORTANT THAN TRYING 174 74 DIFFERENT THAN WRITING 168 75 DIFFERENT THAN TAKING 167 76 BETTER THAN STARTING 166 77 CONVENIENT THAN USING 164 78 DIFFERENT THAN GETTING 163 79 BETTER THAN STAYING 162 80 WORSE THAN TAKING 162 81 BETTER THAN LIVING 161 82 EXPENSIVE THAN PAYING 161 83 EXPENSIVE THAN PURCHASING 161 84 WORSE THAN RUNNING 161 85 WORSE THAN COMING 160 86 BETTER THAN ENJOYING 159 87 BETTER THAN WAKING 158 88 WORSE THAN PUTTING 158 89 DIFFERENT THAN RUNNING 157 90 HAPPIER THAN SEEING 155 91 IMPORTANT THAN FINDING 153 92 ACCURATE THAN USING 151 93 WORSE THAN MAKING 148 94 EXPENSIVE THAN GETTING 146 95 FRUSTRATING THAN TRYING 146 96 WORSE THAN WAKING 146
97 BETTER THAN THROWING 144
98 CHEAPER THAN EATING 143 99 DIFFERENT THAN MAKING 143
100 BETTER THAN WALKING 142
A2 vocabulary:
booking, building, keeping, letting, losing, renting, spending, throwing, trying, winning, worse
B1:
accurate, convenient, efficient, hiring, replacing
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