GWD 1-16，我错在哪儿啊？

rhod

I think B is right. 省略的是proportion. 类似的有og198.

Although Napoleon’s army entered Russia with far more supplies than they had in their previous campaigns, it had provisions for only twenty-four days.

(A) they had in their previous campaigns

(B) their previous campaigns had had

(C) they had for any previous campaign

(D) in their previous campaigns（E）

(E) for any previous campaign

vaporization200

Thanks Rhod, I will digest all the discussions

valarie

New question comes up. I origianlly thought " a greater propotion than it was in any previous elections, "was" has no verb to refer back. But please look at OG 30:

30. What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc has been the use of the new technology to revitalize, in better sound than was ever before possible, some of the classic recorded performances of the pre-LP era.

(A)  What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc

(B)   The thing that was as remarkable as developing the compact disc

(C)  No less remarkable than the development of the compact disc

(D)  Developing the compact disc has been none the less remarkable than

(E)   Development of the compact disc has been no less remarkable as

the Key is C. but the latter half of the sentence " in better sound than was ever before possible", seems the same structure as in the "a greater propotion than it was in any previous elections." what you think.

why ets kept "was" rather than just omit it and make the sentence to be " than ever before?" so a greater propotion than it was in any previous elections can also be right, what youthink:?

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valarie

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leeon

Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than it was in any previous election.

1. a greater proportion than it was
2. a greater proportion than
3. a greater proportion than they have been
4. which is greater than was so
5. which is greater than it has been

今天才看到这道比较题，还真有点不同，

Although Napoleon’s army entered Russia with far more supplies than（it had had） for any previous campaign, it had provisions for only twenty-four days.

比较对象是主语Napoleon’s army，所以后面补出代词it，过去的过去，所以用了过去完成时had had。

这道题的比较对象是television costs，C不对的原因只是因为时态不对。

Soaring television costs (accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992),a greater proportion than( television costs had been) in any previous election.

rt316

以下是引用valarie在2004-8-30 3:23:00的发言：

New question comes up. I origianlly thought " a greater propotion than it was in any previous elections, "was" has no verb to refer back. But please look at OG 30:

30. What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc has been the use of the new technology to revitalize, in better sound than was ever before possible, some of the classic recorded performances of the pre-LP era.

(A)  What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc

(B)   The thing that was as remarkable as developing the compact disc

(C)  No less remarkable than the development of the compact disc

(D)  Developing the compact disc has been none the less remarkable than

(E)   Development of the compact disc has been no less remarkable as

the Key is C. but the latter half of the sentence " in better sound than was ever before possible", seems the same structure as in the "a greater propotion than it was in any previous elections." what you think.

why ets kept "was" rather than just omit it and make the sentence to be " than ever before?" so a greater propotion than it was in any previous elections can also be right, what youthink:?

我认为这里的关键是than ever before和than ever before possible的差异，前者我们可以将was省略掉，后者，由于possible的存在造成was不能被省略。

valarie

以下是引用leeon在2004-8-31 11:15:00的发言：

Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than it was in any previous election.

1. a greater proportion than it was
   
2. a greater proportion than
   
3. a greater proportion than they have been
   
4. which is greater than was so
   
5. which is greater than it has been

今天才看到这道比较题，还真有点不同，

Although Napoleon’s army entered Russia with far more supplies than（it had had） for any previous campaign, it had provisions for only twenty-four days.

比较对象是主语Napoleon’s army，所以后面补出代词it，过去的过去，所以用了过去完成时had had。

这道题的比较对象是television costs，C不对的原因只是因为时态不对。

Soaring television costs (accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992),a greater proportion than( television costs had been) in any previous election.

I meant why A is incorrect.

valarie

哎呀，我现在强烈认为是选A.

Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than it was in any previous election.

1. a greater proportion than it was
   
   
2. a greater proportion than

A. it was 中的 it 指代‘proportion', 补全为：a greater proportion than the proportion was in any previous election. 因为比较结构在句尾作同位语，所以如果省略“it was" 的话，很可能使得proportion 与主语比较，也即costs, 就错了。看og 以下两个例子：

89. A recent national study of the public schools shows that there are now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were four years ago.

(A)  there are now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were

(B)  there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were

(C)  there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many as there were

"four times as many as there were four year ago", 补出了”there were'.

30. What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc has been the use of the new technology to revitalize, in better sound than was ever before possible, some of the classic recorded performances of the pre-LP era.

(A)  What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc

(B)   The thing that was as remarkable as developing the compact disc

(C)  No less remarkable than the development of the compact disc

(D)  Developing the compact disc has been none the less remarkable than

(E)   Development of the compact disc has been no less remarkable as

"in better sound than were ever before" 也补出了助动词。

rhod 举得Napoleon 得列子有点不同，因为比较结构不在同位语或独立主格结构中，所

以省略"they had" (主语）不会有任何歧义。

Although Napoleon’s army entered Russia with far more supplies than they had in their previous campaigns, it had provisions for only twenty-four days.

(A) they had in their previous campaigns

(B) their previous campaigns had had

(C) they had for any previous campaign

(D) in their previous campaigns（E）

(E) for any previous campaign

大家认为呢？我都快被GWD折磨死了

leeon

A错在it，应该用they指代television costs

Although Napoleon's army entered Russia with far more supplies than they had in their previous campaigns, it had provisions for only twenty-four days.

(A)  they had in their previous campaigns

(B)  their previous campaigns had had

(C)  they had for any previous campaign

(D)in their previous campaigns

(E) for any previous campaign

If than is followed by a clause referring to army, the subject of that clause must be singular (it). Furthermore, the verb of that clause will need to be in the past perfect form (had had) because it refers to a time before the simple past of entered. Finally, the preposition/or is more precise than in because supplies are gathered/or an upcoming campaign. Choices A and C incorrectly use the plural they and the simple past had. Moreover, A uses the less precise in. Choices D and E wisely dispense with the full clause and use a simple prepositional phrase. D, however, uses the imprecise in and the plural their. Only E, the best choice, avoids all the errors mentioned above.

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valarie

我同意拿破仑那题是需要省略，因为比较结构在主句中，省略主语，谓语，没有歧义。但是此题it refers to " propotion". 在看og 30

30. What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc has been the use of the new technology to revitalize, in better sound than was ever before possible, some of the classic recorded performances of the pre-LP era.

(A)  What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc

(B)   The thing that was as remarkable as developing the compact disc

(C)  No less remarkable than the development of the compact disc

我认为than 后省略的是 "sound". so it becomes " in better sound than the sound was ever before possible. 因为“in better sound than was ever before" 是realize 的状语，所以，省略的不可能是主句的主语（the use of the new technology to revitalize) 或是（the development of the compact disc ）。因为省略的是“sound" ， 状语结构中的一部分，所以was 要补出，但不知道为什么不用 "a better sound than it was ever before".

大家觉得那？