og199,than后主谓倒装问题

Because the Earth's crust is more solid there and thus better able to transmit shock waves, an earthquake
of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it
does in the West.
(A) of a given magnitude typically devastates an area 100 times greater in the eastern United States than it
does in the West
(B) of a given magnitude will typically devastate 100 times the area if it occurs in the eastern United States
instead of the West
(C) will typically devastate 100 times the area in the eastern United States than one of comparable
magnitude occurring in the West

(D) in the eastern United States will typically devastate an area 100 times greater than will a quake of
comparable magnitude occurring in the West(D)
(E) that occurs in the eastern United States will typically devastate 100 times more area than if it occurred
with comparable magnitude in the West

答案选D，想问的是than后面的主谓

1。什么时候倒装？是因为这里的主语太长了吗？一般是不是不倒装？

如；I know you better than he (does).
我比他更了解你。

2。什么时候可以省略助动词谓语？什么时候不能省？本句中可以省略will吗？

谢谢

1，在较文气的语体中，than的长短主语后一般都可以用倒装。当然不到装应该也可以。

2，以不引起歧义为前提。这里不能省略will，否则主宾混淆。

请问大家，这里如果省略了will，怎么就混淆了呢？会产生怎样的歧异呢？

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