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SC Confusion [#permalink] SC Confusion   28 Sep 2016, 23:49
Kindly suggest which of the following two is the correct sentence :

a) Emily has as little money as I.
b) Emily has as little money as I have.

Really confused with using the verb in comparisons.
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Re: SC Confusion [#permalink] SC Confusion   29 Sep 2016, 05:59
piyush_89 wrote:
Kindly suggest which of the following two is the correct sentence :

a) Emily has as little money as I.
b) Emily has as little money as I have.

Really confused with using the verb in comparisons.

b) is correct. When you use "as" for comparison, you should have the correct structure "as" + [clause].

Here is a well-explained article about this issue from e-gmat: as-vs-like-correct-and-incorrect-usages-133950.html

Hope it helps!

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Re: SC Confusion [#permalink] SC Confusion   29 Sep 2016, 06:38
Can we say that a) is incorrect or is b) a better way of writing the sentence out of the two?
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Re: SC Confusion [#permalink] SC Confusion   29 Sep 2016, 06:47
piyush_89 wrote:
Can we say that a) is incorrect or is b) a better way of writing the sentence out of the two?


Yes, we can!

Just go to the link above, and you will understand! :)
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SC Confusion [#permalink] SC Confusion   03 Oct 2018, 13:02
If it was:
Emily is as rich as I am
Then it could be written correctly as..
Emily is as rich as I

Conclusion- u can eliminate 'am' because it is an obvious verb used with I but u cannot eliminate an 'action verb'.

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