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Mục lục 1 Conjunction 1.1 (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison) 1.2 (used after some adverbs and adjectives expressing choice or diversity, such as other, otherwise, else, anywhere, or different, to introduce an alternative or denote a difference in kind, place, style, identity, etc.) 1.3 (used to introduce the rejected choice in expressions of preference) 1.4 except; other than 1.5 when 2 Preposition 2.1 in relation to; by comparison with (usually fol. by a pronoun in the objective case)

Conjunction

(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison)

She's taller than I am.

(used after some adverbs and adjectives expressing choice or diversity, such as other, otherwise, else, anywhere, or different, to introduce an alternative or denote a difference in kind, place, style, identity, etc.)

I had no choice other than that. You won't find such freedom anywhere else than in this country.

(used to introduce the rejected choice in expressions of preference)

I'd rather walk than drive there.

except; other than

We had no choice than to return home.

when

We had barely arrived than we had to leave again.

Preposition

in relation to; by comparison with (usually fol. by a pronoun in the objective case)

He is a person than whom I can imagine no one more courteous.