here is a screenshot of the drill:
the screenshot is from the quiz, but the drill is from this lesson:
https://www.nihongomaster.com/lesson/view/186/which-witch-is-which
so the drill is to fill in the blank:
I like milk better than juice.
ぎゅうにゅう＿、ジュースのほうがすきです
but the lesson taught this comparison as [Noun1] のほうが [Noun2] より [Adjective], not [Noun1] より [Noun2] のほうが [Adjective]. Still, from the lesson it seems the より comes after the "lesser" noun, so I figured since milk is the "greater" noun that can't be it and went for は. But the quiz says it's actually より? Am I not understanding how this comparison works, or maybe is the drill incorrect?
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I can't understand this drill on a "[Noun1] より [Noun2] のほうが [Adjective]" comparison
Know someone who might be able to answer this question?
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Yes, i noticed this drill earlier too. It should be:
I like juice more than milk.
The order can be swapped, but より indeed comes after the "lesser" noun, as you mentioned.
Well done noticing it, seems like you payed attention :)
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Hi!
Good observation & very clearly presented question!
Yes, the text of the q&a as written is uncorrect:
the Hiragana sort of(considering yori is left out of it)
says "Juice preferred over Milk is"; thus it would be
answered with Answer#1 to result in correct grammar!
However, the Hiragana for Milk and Juice would have to
be reversed to say Milk preferred over Juice as said in the
English text!
So: either
ぎゅうにゅう より ジュース の ほうが すき です。
"Juice is preferred over Milk."
ジュース より ぎゅうにゅう の ほうが すき です。
"Milk is preferred over Juice."
