prep2 197题
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. A. a greater proportion than it was B. a greater proportion than C. a greater proportion than they have been D. which is greater than was so E. which is greater than it has been
这道题选B,我明白其它选项为什么错,但是不明白B是什么结构。
我看了prep08的语法笔记对B的解释: 原句补完整:Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than(the proportion)(television costs had accounted for of the spending)in any previous election ;这个句子中只是单个名词(proportion)的比较,所以不需要考虑than后面补出主谓,只补出介词短语就够了,不用担心后面的介词短语in any previou election没有平行对象
但我还是不太明白,如果是proportion的比较,为什么proportion可以省略?省略之后不就是 proportion 和 in any previous election 的比较了么?
又或者这只是时间状语的比较?但状语的比较也和前面的proportion不平行呀。。。。
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