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Window is closer than it appears. Is "than" a conjuction or preposition there? Please elaborate.​

Window is closer than it appears. Is "than" a conjuction or preposition there? Please elaborate.​
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Window is closer than it appears.

Is "than" a conjuction or preposition there? Please elaborate.​

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“Than” can be used as a conjunction or as a preposition. But when “than” occurs with a pronoun in the objective case, it’s a preposition: He’s taller than me. It’s also a preposition when numbers/amounts are compared: It takes less than an hour.
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