Comparision marker "more X than Y"

Question

Hi Friends,

I have a doubt on this Comparison marker "More X than Y"

Normally, in above comparison marker we need to make X & Y logically and grammatically parallel.

Please advise how to apply above strategy to below sentence:

Because of their lack of negotiating clout, tiny outfits pay up to 18% more per worker than paid by larger employees for the same health insurance policy.

sayantanc2k · Answer

1. Case A
The sentence would be better from parallelism aspect if it were:

Because of their lack of negotiating clout, tiny outfits pay up to 18% more per worker than pay larger employees for the same health insurance policy.

Here
X = tiny outfits pay
Y = larger employees pay ( the subject and verb are flipped.. stylistically acceptable)

Parallelism is maintained properly.

2. Case B:
Another possible construction could be:
Because tiny outfits lack negotiating clout, the amount paid by them is up to 18% more per worker than (that) paid by larger employees for the same health insurance policy.

X = the amount paid by them
Y = (that) paid by larger employees

Parallelism is maintained properly.

3. Case C:
In the sentence you cited:
Because of their lack of negotiating clout, tiny outfits pay up to 18% more per worker than paid by larger employees for the same health insurance policy.

X = tiny outfits pay
Y = (that) paid by larger employees.

In my opinion, the example is not a great one from parallelism aspect. However it can be compared with the following:

I pay 18% more (salary) than (that) paid by your company.

X = (salary)
Y = (that) paid by your company.

The example you cited once again:
Because of their lack of negotiating clout, tiny outfits pay up to 18% more (salary) per worker than (that) paid by larger employees for the same health insurance policy.

X = (salary)
Y = (that) paid by larger employees

I hesitate to say that this is a wrong comparison, but the first 2 are simpler and better.

sairam595 · Answer

Thanks  sayantanc2k

Case A seems best among other cases.

are we using comparison marker X more than Y in case A?

Because of their lack of negotiating clout, tiny outfits pay up to 18% more per worker than pay larger employees for the same health insurance policy.

X - tiny outfits

Y - larger employees

Apart from more X than Y & X more than Y , do we have any other markers using more than!!

Please advise

sayantanc2k · Answer

I would suggest not to try to differentiate between different  more...than...  structures because in one particular structure itself the meanings could be different. It is better to focus on the meaning rather than the structure. For example:

I like sweets more than Deepika.

The above sentence may have two meanings:
I like sweets more than (I like) Deepika.
I like sweets more than Deepika (does).

In such cases it is not acceptable to omit the repeated part.

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