OG12-43 ，首次问问题,老题新角度希望各位帮忙解释总结，请不吝赐教

shaoheng1120

OG12- 43 Laos has a land area about the same as Great Britain but only four million in population, where many are
members of hill tribes ensconced in the virtually inaccessible mountain valleys of the north.
(A)     about the same as Great Britain but only four million in population, where many
(B)     of about the same size as Great Britain is, but in Laos there is a population of only four million, and many
(C)     that is about the same size as Great Britain’s land area, but in Laos with a population of only four million people, many ofthem
(D)     comparable to the size of Great Britain, but only four million in population, and many
(E)     comparable to that of Great Britain but a population of only four million people, many of whom

答案是E。
查了一些牛贴包括manhattan的，都没有解决这个问题
我的问题是 Laos has a land area (that is)comparable tothat of Great Britain...括号中为某大牛认为省略的。
请证实。
若正确，请问                        （1）S+V+O+adj phrase 这个是宾语补足语，还是定语从句that省略情况，亦或是形容词短语作状语，有点faint。
                                              （2）什么情况下省略（that is）等省略。求总结，最好有多多的examples。
many thanks,at first.I am waiting for U only.

shaoheng1120

诸位，真心求解答，发表一下见解也好。

HarrisZheng

其实分词，形容词做后置定语都可以省略that be 这个很容易理解把

至于svo+形容词短语 是宾补还是定语 这个要分析具体情况了

比如 I left my door open （这个是宾补）
再比如 I have a pair of shoes polished（这个是定语）

shaoheng1120

领教了。谢谢
因为是后置定语，所以应该省略的是“，which be”。“，that be” 更像宾补。
不过这个后置定语嵌套对比+定从，有点巨，还真有点罕见，不敢选。

HarrisZheng

领教了。谢谢
因为是后置定语，所以应该省略的是“，which be”。“，that be” 更像宾补。
不过这个后置定语嵌套对比+定从，有点巨，还真有点罕见，不敢选。

-- by 会员 shaoheng1120 (2011/11/23 0:43:37)

“，which be”。“，that be”  是非限制性和限制性的区别, 和宾补无关

其实在某些情况下, 限制和非限制定语从句是有很显著区别的    that 只强调所修饰的部分, 而which修饰整体
比如 50% of the dogs that are male have been adopted.  表示有一群狗, 其中50%的小公狗被领养了
又比如 50% of the dogs, which are male, have been adopted 表示有一群狗中, 50%为公狗, 他们被领养了

my8822180

宾语补足语与宾语存在逻辑上的主谓关系，拿掉后句意不完整。例如： i can smell something burning in the room. 将burning in the room拿掉后句意就不完整了。所以这部分是宾语补足语，再例如 they call their baby Jim。 jim也是宾补。定语从句拿掉之后句子意思仍然完整。对于这道题目，我倾向于是定语从句省略了that is，但是这种省略没有查到依据。