More on elliptical subordinate clause
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:32 am
Dear Alan
If the sentence 'More people came than had been expected' is correct, what is the part of speech of 'than' pl.? Is it coordinating conjunction or subordinating conjunction? If it is subordinating conjunction, is it proper to use the finite verb 'had been expected' without the subject pl.?
If the sentence 'More people came than had been expected' is correct, what is the part of speech of 'than' pl.? Is it coordinating conjunction or subordinating conjunction? If it is subordinating conjunction, is it proper to use the finite verb 'had been expected' without the subject pl.?