1. He is one of the tallest boys in my class.
2. He is one of the tallest boys in our class.
(Are both the same?)
3. He got three times as much money as I.
4. He had three times as much money as I.
5. He earned three times as much money as I.
(Does #3 mean #4 or #5?)
6. Who do you like better, Tom or Bill?
7. Whom do you like better, Tom or Bill?
8. Which do you ike better, Tom or Bill?
9. Who do you like more, Tom or Bill?
(Which ones are correct of the four sentences? Can we use 'more' instead of 'better'?)
1. and 2. are NOT exactly the same. My class is different from OUR class.
3. He got it, but we don't know how.
4. He had it = perhaps it was given to him, or he earned it or stole it?
5. He earned it = honest labor!
6. is incorrect. WHO is nominative or the subject. Who? Here it is Tom or Bill.
7. Whom is Accusative or objective. The direct object here is Tom or Bill.
8. Which ? usually not referring to a person, but it could be "which of the two..."
9. Who is incorrect, just like #6.
You can use more but if you say "better" it is clearer that the choice is between 2 people.
Sra
1. "He is one of the tallest boys in my class" implies that the speaker is in a different class or group than the person they are referring to. For example, if there are multiple classes in a grade and the speaker is in a different class than the person mentioned.
2. "He is one of the tallest boys in our class" implies that the speaker and the person mentioned are in the same class or group. For example, if the speaker and the person mentioned are both in the same class.
Regarding #3, #4, and #5:
3. "He got three times as much money as I" indicates that the person mentioned received three times the amount of money that the speaker received in a given situation. For example, if the speaker received $10, then the person mentioned would have received $30.
4. "He had three times as much money as I" indicates that the person mentioned possessed three times the amount of money that the speaker had at a certain time. For example, if the speaker had $10, then the person mentioned would have had $30.
5. "He earned three times as much money as I" suggests that the person mentioned made three times the amount of money the speaker made through some form of work or activity. For example, if the speaker earned $100, the person mentioned would have earned $300.
Regarding #6, #7, #8, and #9:
6. "Who do you like better, Tom or Bill?" is a grammatically correct question. In this context, "better" is used to compare the level of liking between two options.
7. "Whom do you like better, Tom or Bill?" is also grammatically correct, but less commonly used in contemporary English. It follows a more formal grammatical structure by using "whom" instead of "who." However, in everyday conversation, "whom" is often replaced by "who."
8. "Which do you like better, Tom or Bill?" is another grammatically correct option. It is asking for a preference between the two choices given.
9. "Who do you like more, Tom or Bill?" is also grammatically correct and can be used interchangeably with "better." In this context, "more" and "better" are used to inquire about the degree of liking between two options and can be used depending on personal preference or regional language variations.
Overall, all four sentences are grammatically correct, but the choice between "better" and "more" is a matter of personal preference or context.