标题: 求助，PREP一题～～关于单复数修饰问题～～～ [打印本页] 作者: 淡水河边 时间: 2010-8-6 10:18 标题: 求助，PREP一题～～关于单复数修饰问题～～～ There is a widespread belief in the United States and Western Europe that young people have a smaller commitment to work and a career than their parents and grandparents and that the source of the change lies in the collapse of the "work ethic."
(A) a smaller commitment to work and a career than their parents and grandparents (B) less of a commitment to work and a career than their parents and grandparents (C) a smaller commitment to work and a career than that of their parents and grandparents (D) less of a commitment to work and a career than their parents and grandparents had (E) a lessening of the commitment to work and a career that their parents and grandparents had
答案是D，但是这里的a commitment是可数名词（因为有a），那为什么之前用less呢？这个less of 怎么解释？
在做这道题的时候排除的顺序是什么？
求解作者: crystalvine212 时间: 2010-8-6 10:50
其实我在做这题的时候没有把单复数作为重点 说下我的思路吧 AB肯定排了，由于后面没有助动词had导致比较对象不对 C 本题比的是youg people 和 parents and grandparents 的'a smaller commitment to work' AND 'a career' that不能指代的'a smaller commitment to work' AND 'a career' 吧？ 再比较DE 根据语义 a lessening of 没有对比的意思 只是减缓吧 选D。
另外： 这里的用 less of~ 即承担a commitment的份额少了 a commitment应该不会变smalller吧 ，变少要不变小在句意上更合理吧作者: lu80 时间: 2010-8-22 23:20
楼上的做题方法很好！谢！
问1：less 在本句中是否同时充当名词的作用？
比如：Yet this mix of history, politics and culture may turn out to be much less of a draw than either Mr Salmond hopes or Mr Gallagher fears.
问2：a commitment to work and a career为什么有两个“a”？感觉和助于young people，以及后面的their不一致。
