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conjunction or preposition
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Jeanne Rodgers <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:17:52 -0700
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How is "than" functioning in the following sentence, as a subordinating conjunction introducing an unconventionally placed  ellipitical clause or as a preposition?

More pickup trucks than sedans are sold in some areas of California.

Jeanne Rodgers
CSU, Sacramento

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