Is this grammatically correct? Hot objects emit more infrared rays than do cold objects.
This is the sentence:
Hot objects emit more infrared rays than do cold objects.
It is a question from old TOEFL test. I wonder why there is an inversion after "than". I think it should be revised as:
Hot objects emit more infrared rays than cold objects do.
or
Hot objects emit more infrared rays than cold objects emit.This is the source: http://chinaenglish.com.cn/html/c107/2012-11/48995.html
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Answers · 6
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Both forms are ok.
Clear questions get more answers than do confused questions.
Clear questions get more answers than confused questions do.
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NO idea what you call the rule that describes that English speakers do this. (But we do)
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Hot objects emit more infrared rays than cold objects do.
like in:
- Do you like school? >> Yes I do (= Yes, I like school)
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Am I right
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