OG 187

187. In one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, fought at Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862, four times as many Americans were killed as would later be killed on the beaches of Normandy during D-Day.

(A)              Americans were killed as

(B)              Americans were killed than

(C)             Americans were killed than those who

(D)             more Americans were killed as there

(E)              more Americans were killed as those who

请问如果E中把more去掉是不是对呢.OG说those who "is a wordy intrusion"请问这里为什么不需要补出代词呢.

没人理, Up

后一个as就有代替代词的作用。

those who 为什么wordy呢？

who这里即便成立也是引导从句用，它占了一个动词，根据比较三原则，than前后结构对称，those的谓语呢？

1.比较前后的比较物应尽可能形式对称

2.other把之前的比较物从所从属的范围内排除

3.有-er或more + adj.，则than不可少；比较级+as必错

还有OG第200题:

200. Certain pesticides can become ineffective if used repeatedly in the same place: one reason is suggested by the finding that there are much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in soils that are free of such chemicals.

(A) Certain pesticides can become ineffective if used repeatedly in the same place; one reason is suggested by the finding that there are much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in soils that are free of such chemicals.

(B) If used repeatedly in the same place, one reason that certain pesticides can become ineffective is suggested by the finding that there are much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in soils that are free of such chemicals.

(C) If used repeatedly in the same place, one reason certain pesticides can become ineffective is suggested by the finding that much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes are found in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than those that are free of such chemicals.

(D) The finding that there are much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in soils that are free of such chemicals is suggestive of one reason, if used repeatedly in the same place, certain pesticides can become ineffective.

(E) The finding of much larger populations of pesticide-degrading microbes in soils with a relatively long history of pesticide use than in those that are free of such chemicals suggests one reason certain pesticides can become ineffective if used repeatedly in the same place.

   A 选项中than后面省略了populations of pesticide-degrading microbes. 有些时候ETS会省略所比较的事物,有些时候又必须要补充. 真是头痛啊.

昨天刚看到这题的讨论，今天就发现了反例。

211. The period when the great painted caves at Lascaux and Altamira were occupied by Upper Paleolithic people has been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine are the reason for their decoration, the use to which primitive people put the caves, and the meaning of the magnificently depicted animals.

(A)  has been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine are

(B)  has been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine is

(C)  have been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine is

(D)  have been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine are

(E)   are established by carbon-14 dating, but that which is much more difficult to determine is

Two instances of subject-verb agreement must be observed in this sentence: The period ... has been established and what is much more difficult to determine ... is. Both clauses have singular subjects and must have singular verbs. Only B, the best choice, observes these requirements. A incorrectly uses the plural form are in the second clause. Choices C and D incorrectly use the plural form have in the first clause, and D incorrectly uses are in the second clause as well. E incorrectly uses the plural form are in the first clause. Furthermore, because the date of the period in question was established before the writing of the sentence, the verb of that clause must be in the present perfect form (has been established).

正确选项B中就出现了比较级，但没有用than进行对比，大家有没有发现其他的反例啊？

为什么可以在as后面省略those who呢？怎么有了就wordy了呢？不明白