The comparison structures containing " likely"

[CrystalSpringston]

Hi Expert,

I have a question regarding comparison structures containing " likely". Would you pls comment on this?
As far as I know, below are the acceptable sentences contain likely:

1) Meredith is as likely to travel to CA as Ryan.
2) Meredith is more like to travel to CA than Ryan.

But, can we also say:
1) Meredith is as likely as Ryan to travel to CA
2) Meredith is more likely than Ryan to travel to CA.


After looking up in OG16, I only found the first group of sentencea are legitimate. But I encountered a correct answer (from other practice source) that uses the second group (Meredith is more likely than Ryan to travel to CA.
).

I am not sure if we can take it in this way.

Thank you.

[RonPurewal]

the second blue one says 'like' instead of 'likely'.
i assume that it's supposed to be 'likely', and that this is simply a typographical error.
if that's the case, then all four versions are fine.

[CrystalSpringston]

the second blue one says 'like' instead of 'likely'.
i assume that it's supposed to be 'likely', and that this is simply a typographical error.
if that's the case, then all four versions are fine.

Yes, it is a typo. Thank you for the reply.

[RonPurewal]

sure.

[aflaamM589]

Just to understand ellipsis:

1) Meredith is as likely to travel to CA as Ryan.
2)Meredith is as likely to travel to CA as Ryan is.
3)Meredith is as likely to travel to CA as is Ryan

4) Meredith is more likely to travel to CA than Ryan.
5) Meredith is more likely to travel to CA than Ryan is
6) Meredith is more likely to travel to CA than is Ryan

7) Meredith is as likely as Ryan to travel to CA
8)Meredith is as likely as Ryan is to travel to CA
9)Meredith is as likely as is Ryan to travel to CA

Ron, is my understanding of ellipsis correct?
i.e We can omit is in all the above cases because it has appeared earlier in the sentence.
However, had is not appeared earlier in the sentence we couldn't have omit it.
Best

[RonPurewal]

i have no idea what "ellipsis" means. (remember, terminology is not your friend. there is no way it can possibly help you here -- and MANY ways in which it can interfere with your understanding.)


all 9 of these examples are fine, but, if you replace "travel to California" with something like "talk to Sarah", then, #1 and #4 become ambiguous. (if you don't see why, then write them out and look at them.)
in those cases, you'll need the extra helping verb to resolve the ambiguity.
(#7 is not ambiguous, even if you make this substitution.)

[aflaamM589]

Can't thank you enough.
God bless ya.

[RonPurewal]

sure.