Learn Hardcore Latin: Frater studiosior est quam soror, sed soror diligentius versus repetit. - The brother is more studious than the sister, but the sister repeats the verses more carefully.

Breakdown of Frater studiosior est quam soror, sed soror diligentius versus repetit.

What are the subject, verb, and other main parts in each clause?

The sentence has two clauses joined by sed (but).

In Frater studiosior est quam soror:

In sed soror diligentius versus repetit:

So the first clause says what the brother is like, and the second says how the sister does an action.

Why is studiosior used here?

Studiosior is the comparative form of studiosus.

Latin often forms the comparative adjective by adding -ior for masculine/feminine nominative singular.

Here it agrees with frater, which is masculine singular, so studiosior means more studious and describes the brother.

Why is it quam soror? Why isn’t it ?