2006-10-09 15:28:02 · 13 answers · asked by yafit k 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
"Than" is used ONLY in comparative sentences.
Example: I am taller THAN you, but you are smarter THAN me.
"Then" is a word expressing chronological process.
Example: First I have a shower, THEN I am having breakfast. After that, I am leaving for work, and THEN I will check my emails.
2006-10-09 15:32:46 · answer #1 · answered by albgardis T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
then is for a point in time
than is for comparison
then we got home from the concert
then we went to the track meet
back then snow wasn't common here
I've got more marbles left than you do
taking the motorcycle would have been better than if I waited around for the truck
better to be safe than sorry
than will usually have a describer word somewhere earlier in the sentence, like the 3 above.
more... than
better... than
better... than
other examples
lesser... than
fewer.... than
less... than
2006-10-09 15:41:18 · answer #2 · answered by Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Than" would be used when comparing one thing to another. For example: Michael's shoes are better THAN Steve's.
"Then" would be used as a time frame. It's almost used like the word "next". For example: Michael went to the store, THEN he drove to Steve's house.
2006-10-09 15:32:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went to the store and "then" I went back home.
If I can't have the vanilla, "then" I want the butterscotch.
You should do something other "than" work all of the time.
Other "than" watching TV, I have no hobbies.
2006-10-09 15:31:48 · answer #4 · answered by AveGirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like fruit more than Vegetables
Than it seperates two nouns but does not have a time associated with it.
"Then " uses a time origin, Such as I like fruit now but not back then.
2006-10-09 15:41:38 · answer #5 · answered by AwayinVictoria 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THAN is used for comparisons. He is taller than Bob.
THEN is a "time" word indicating sequence; He ate his lunch then he left.
2006-10-09 15:31:13 · answer #6 · answered by bluecloud23 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Than is for comparing.
Then involves time.
Like, Tom is taller THAN I am.
Or...we went to the movies THEN went to a club.
2006-10-09 15:30:56 · answer #7 · answered by jxt299 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Than" is for a comparison and "then" is for a sequence of events.
I run faster than he does.
We went to the store and then we went swimming.
Hope that helps.
2006-10-09 15:31:48 · answer #8 · answered by mbm244 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to understand this, then you have to read carefully:
Would you rather burn, than freeze? Then go lay in the sun.
Would you rather starve, than thirst? Then don't eat anything.
Would you rather understand, than not? Then read these words over and over until it all makes sense to you.
2006-10-09 15:31:06 · answer #9 · answered by Ajayu 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
2 is greater than 1
we walked to the park then we walked home
2006-10-09 15:32:00 · answer #10 · answered by rwl_is_taken 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋