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squirrel_hippo

不知道这种发问标题对不对？刚才怎么search都没找到以前的帖子啊。

Q16:
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

不明白为什么选B不选A??

gmatjh

than it was: "it was" is not right

1. costs --> they

2. accounted (V) --> did  or had

squirrel_hippo

以下是引用gmatjh在2005-3-31 15:05:00的发言：

than it was: "it was" is not right

1. costs --> they

2. accounted (V) --> did  or had

有道理。可是那 than 后边什么都没有不是很别扭吗？总得有个比较的对象吧？

而今迈步从头越

than in any previous election

goyoyo

But "a greater proportion than they have been" use the wrong verb tense here, it should be "had been", shouldn't it?
I can't get it.