According to public health officials, in 1998 Massachusetts became the first state in which more babies were born to women over the age of thirty than under it.
According to public health officials, in 1998 Massachusetts became the first state in which more babies were born to women over the age of thirty than under it.
A. !than
B. than born
C. than they were
D. than there had been
E. than had been born
想问各位大神,在类似这样的比较中,例如选项C为什么不对呢?什么样的成分是可以被省略的?这题不是孩子数与孩子数之间的比较么?不是女人岁数之间的比较啊?A会不会有歧义呢?
在单独than出现时我们可以选择任意element进行前后比较。(这句话错误,是平行时可以选择任意元素进行前后平行;比较虽不能是任意元素,也可以有不同选择,但要根据句子意思)
(注意当not only A,but also B这样的限定比较元素的结构出现时;如果给出A 或者已经给出B,我们只能选择同A或者B相同元素进行比较)