GWD 14-16

cll0503

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

这道题答案是B，我选的A, 这句话的主语是Soaring television costs，比较的内容是proportion，不要it was仅仅是因为太啰嗦？还有是有其他深层次的原因？

ggghost

从头到尾都没有出现过be动词，怎么可以用was进行比较呢？主句的动词是account

[此贴子已经被作者于2009-6-7 19:40:06编辑过]

cll0503

这样啊，不是比较可以补出谓语动词的嘛，proportion 是比较的内容呀。

ggghost

举个例子

A：I finished writing 100 words in an essay, a greater amount than I did last time

B：I finished writing 100 words in an essay, a greater amount than it was last time

偶也不是大牛，但偶觉得A的表达比较正统，B句子存在问题