“The economy has held up better than many feared” or " better than WHAT many feared"?
1. “The economy has held up better than many feared” or "The economy has held up better than WHAT many feared"?

2.The British economy is better than more people thought worried. OR "The British economy is better than WHAT more people thought worried."

Question

“The economy has held up better than many feared” or " better than WHAT many feared"?
1. “The economy has held up better than many feared” or "The economy has held up  better than WHAT many feared"?

2.The British economy is better than more people  thought worried. OR "The British economy is better than WHAT more people  thought worried."

Answer

1. The economy has held up better than many feared.
2. The British economy is better than many people thought.
The British economy is better than many people feared.

In these examples, "than" is a subordinate conjunction not a preposition, so it joins two sentences. There is no need for "what," which is a relative pronoun. For example, "I saw what he did."  I can't think of any time when you would use "than what."

Also, as an aside, "to think worried" or "thought worried" is not an English expression. Good question!

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