OG-SC-123

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123.She was less successful after she had emigrated to New York compared to her native Germany, photographer Lotte Jacobi nevertheless earned a small group of discerning admirers, and her photographs were eventually exhibited in prestigious galleries across the United States
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(A)She was less successful after she had emigrated to New York compared to
(B)Being less successful after she had emigrated to New York as compared to
(C)Less successful after she emigrated to New York than she had been in
(D)Although she was less successful after emigrating to New York when compared to
(E)She had been less successful after emigrating to New York than in
C

问题：C选项形容词less开头语法上是什么从句？为什么可以同形容词开头？

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顶上去

VeraSui

be less successful，省略being（必须省略）

Flicka9

be less successful，省略being（必须省略）

-- by 会员 VeraSui (2011/8/7 20:26:48)

谢谢先，Being必须省略？没听说过的规定啊

pirate舟

顶一下lz这个问题，等解释啊，觉得以前看过这种结构，但是想不起来啦。。。

枫腾惠子

be less successful，省略being（必须省略）

-- by 会员 VeraSui (2011/8/7 20:26:48)

谢谢先，Being必须省略？没听说过的规定啊

-- by 会员 Flicka9 (2011/8/8 11:10:49)

如果出现being，OG一般给的解释是being adds nothing but the word。就是说being在这个里面没有实际含义，根据GMAT语法简洁、准确的要求，being在这里面是要省略的。