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Sentence Structure & Word Order

Incomplete Comparisons

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When you make a comparison, you need to compare two or more things clearly. If you leave something out, the sentence becomes confusing — or sounds unfinished. That’s called an incomplete comparison.

What is an incomplete comparison?

Incomplete: My phone is better.

🧐 Better than what? We don’t know!

Complete: My phone is better than yours.

How to fix it

Make sure you say what your subject is being compared to:

  • ✅ This sofa is more comfortable than the old one.
  • ✅ She’s taller than her brother.
  • ❌ This pizza is tastier. → ✅ This pizza is tastier than the one we had yesterday.

Be careful with “more,” “less,” “better,” “worse,” etc.

These words need something to compare to. Without it, your sentence feels incomplete or confusing.

💡 Astuce

💡 If your sentence uses a comparison word (like better, more, faster), ask: “Better than what?”
✅ Always answer the question in your sentence!

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This restaurant is more expensive.

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