Last year Matt earned twice as much as his

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Last year Matt earned twice as much as his brother, who has better position.
Is the sentence correct?

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You need an article:
… who has a better position.

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Last year Matt earned twice as much as his brother did, who has a better position.
what about now?

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Not as fluid in style, but okay.
I’d prefer it without ‘did’.

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Beeesneees,
“Last year Matt earned twice as much as his brother, who has a better position.”
In the above sentence does ‘who’ refer to Matt or his brother?

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His brother.

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What are we comparing here? Are we comparing between the two brother by this sentence?

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We are comparing the earnings and job positions of two brothers.

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Last year Matt earned twice as much as money than his brother, who has a better position.
What about now? Is it still correct?

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Hi Bezz–,

If I omit the “Comma” after the brother, do you think it is stilted? Where “who” is referring the brother why do we need the “,” here?

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‘money than’ is not correct in this context. You cannot use it with ‘twice as much’.
You could say
Last year, Matt earned more money than his brother.

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Yuvoraj hit more sixes than Tendulker.
Is this sentence correct?

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I am waiting for answer!

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Please have some patience.
Your response sounds quite abrupt and demanding.

Yes, within the context of a cricket match.

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Bev,
I am confused about the explanation from the different sources. I am being clear in every answer from you. Although you feel bother. I request you to answer one more post in this session. And after this session I may come back with this topic again a few days later.

  1. Yuvoraj hits the ball harder than Tendulker.
  2. Yuvoraj hits harder the ball than Tendulker does.
  3. Yuvoraj hits harder the ball than Tendulker.
  4. Yuvoraj hits the ball harder than Tendulker does.
    Please, Comment on the above sentence!! Are the above sentencees correct?

Thanks

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Only 1 and 4 are correct.
If you have an object (the ball/it, etc.) you have to use the order hit + object (the ball/it, etc.) + harder
I hit it harder.
I hit her harder than she hit me.
I punch it hard.
I kick it hard.
I throw it hard.

If there is no object (just a very general statement about how you tend to do things), then you could say.
I hit hard/harder.
I punch hard/harder.
I kick hard.
I throw hard.