Comparative sentence

In general linguistics, a comparative sentence serves to express a comparison between two (or more) entities or groups of entities in terms of a certain quality or action. A comparative sentence contains an adjective or an adverb in the comparative degree.

The syntax of comparative constructions is poorly understood due to the complexity of the data. In particular, the comparative frequently occurs with independent mechanisms of syntax such as coordination and forms of ellipsis (gapping, pseudogapping, null complement anaphora, stripping, verb phrase ellipsis). The interaction of the various mechanisms complicates the analysis.

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