a set of strategies found in comparative and equative constructions in which the flagging of the standard is derived from the flagging of the comparee. Example: I love you more than him uses a derived-case strategy – the referring phrase referring to the standard, him, uses the Object flag because the referring phrase referring to the comparee, you, is in the Object case. Derived-case strategies include the conjoined comparative strategy, the particle comparative and equative - strategies, the conjoined exceed comparative strategy, the relative-based equative strategy, and the relative equal equative strategy. (Section 17.2.2)