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My backpack is heavier than yours.
What does Than mean?
used when comparing things.
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Than is used to compare two people, things, amounts, or ideas.
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Than in a sentence
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The blue team scored more points than the red team.
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In careful writing, than is used for comparisons, while then is used for time or order.
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Then
Next, after that, or at that time.
In a sentence We read, then drew pictures.
Than
Used when comparing things.
In a sentence My bag is lighter than yours.
Spot the difference Then concerns time or what happens next. Than introduces a comparison.
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2This ribbon is longer ___ the red one.
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than — The sentence compares the ribbon lengths.
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MeaningThan means used when comparing things.
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Synonyms
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compared withUse when showing how one thing is different from another.
in comparison toA more formal phrase used for comparing.
rather thanUse when choosing one thing instead of another.
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equal toUse when two things are the same in amount, size, or value.
same asUse when there is no difference being compared.
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