É bem comum ver as pessoas confundir os termos ingleses
then e
than.
Quer seja pela semelhança entre a pronúncia dos dois ou simplesmente porque as pessoas não sabem a diferença entre eles, é importante para VOCÊ saber a diferença.
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THAN – Esta palavra é usada para indicar comparação. É para quando você estiver falando sobre um substantivo relacionado com outro…
-Marco is older THAN Patricia.
-He is taller THAN her.
-He is funnier THAN Patricia.
Ao usar THAN em uma frase, uma boa forma de verificar é substituir THAN por “IN COMPARISON”. Se a frase ainda fizer sentido, está correta.
THEN – Esta palavra indica tempo. Cada vez que você estiver falando de uma sequência de eventos ou dando instruções passo-a-passo, então ela se torna uma palavra necessária.
Ao usar THEN em uma frase, você pode substituí-la pela palavra “NEXT”. Após isso, se a sentença ainda fizer sentido, está correta.
I told you that when you finished reading this tip you would know the rule better THAN a grammar book!
-Wash your clothes, THEN put them in the dryer.
-First there were five students, THEN there were seven.
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It is not uncommon for people to confuse then and than. Whether it be the similarity between the pronunciation of the two or simply because people do not know the difference between them, it is important for YOU to know that difference. Follow our tip and you’ll know this better than any grammar book!
THAN – This word is used to indicate comparison. It’s for when you are talking about a noun in relation to another noun…
-Marco is older THAN Patricia.
-He is taller THAN her.
-He is funnier THAN Patricia.
When using THAN in a sentence, a good way to double check is replacing
THAN with IN COMPARISON. If the sentence still makes sense, it is correct.
THEN – This is a word indicating time. Every time you are telling a sequence of events or are giving step-by-step instructions, then becomes a necessary word.
When using THEN in a sentence, you could replace it with the word
NEXT. After doing this, if the sentence still makes sense, it is correct.
I told you that when you finished reading this tip you would know the rule better THAN a grammar book!
-Wash your clothes, THEN put them in the dryer.
-First there were five students, THEN there were seven.
