〔問題〕考古題Form24-15

[reohuang]

The Parthenon is larger than usual for a Doric temple, with eight columns on the short sides and seventeen on the long ones rather than the typical six and thirteen.

A) usual
B) is usual
C) has been usual
D) one usually is
E) it is usual

請問一下答案為何是(B)不是(A)

thanks~

[agk99]

關代than前的先行詞(帕德嫩神廟)，直接以than做主詞是可以接受的
相同概念請參照OG132

[Ethan]

The Parthenon is larger than usual for a Doric temple.
I think you should say:
The Parthenon is larger than usual one for a Doric temple.

[Ethan]

the Parthenon

[pamelatsai]

請問這題的概念是說than當主格關代
所以後面的be動詞不能省略嗎? 所以(B)對(A)不對~
問個很笨的問題:有沒有哪一種情況是跟前面動詞一樣,可以省略的呢?
還有不知道這句如果還原是什麼?
謝謝~~

[lemonii]

根據莫老師的說法：

原句應該是 ：
1. The Parthenon is a large temple which is usual for...(後面如題)

再來呢，把名詞省掉 也就是temple刪去不講，large改比較級。此時"a"也要刪掉，因為如果沒有名詞，冠詞也要同時省掉
2. The Parthenon is larger which is usual for.....

最後一步，就是把關代which用樣是關代的than來代替
3. The Parthenon is larger than is usual for.....

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[vickykuo]

old OG253.(OV-73) Analysts blamed May’s sluggish retail sales on unexciting merchandise as well as the weather, colder and wetter than was usual in some regions, which slowed sales of barbecue grills and lawn furniture.
(A) colder and wetter than was usual in some regions, which slowed
(B) which was colder and wetter than usual in some regions, slowing
(C) since it was colder and wetter than usually in some regions, which slowed
(D) being colder and wetter than usually in some regions, slowing
(E) having been colder and wetter than was usual in some regions and slowed

(B)
可是根據OG這題，正確答案卻是把than後方之動詞一起省略，
到底什麼時候可以省略，什麼時候不行呢...
還是只是因為B係其中最好的答案(錯誤最少的..)

[kickid]

old OG253.(OV-73) Analysts blamed May’s sluggish retail sales on unexciting merchandise as well as the weather, colder and wetter than was usual in some regions, which slowed sales of barbecue grills and lawn furniture.
(A) colder and wetter than was usual in some regions, which slowed
(B) which was colder and wetter than usual in some regions, slowing
(C) since it was colder and wetter than usually in some regions, which slowed
(D) being colder and wetter than usually in some regions, slowing
(E) having been colder and wetter than was usual in some regions and slowed

(B)
可是根據OG這題，正確答案卻是把than後方之動詞一起省略，
到底什麼時候可以省略，什麼時候不行呢...
還是只是因為B係其中最好的答案(錯誤最少的..)

我覺得這題應該是因為colder, wetter, usual都是形容the weather.所以動詞可以提出來共用(或是第二各was省略)

而考古題15則是指P神廟跟一般其他的Doric temple還大...
但這題我覺得temple省略的方式真的很奇怪....
覺得原本句義應是指 P is larger than is usual temple.
可是這樣形容詞的比較..要省略應該也要省is才對...
(P is larger than usual Doric temple)
或是P is a larger temple than is usual for a Doric temple.
為什麼會變成考古題中這樣的形式....我怎麼也想不透...

意外發現有前人去問一各外國教授這個問題....
有興趣可以看以下的網頁...
http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/english/2 ... index.html
中間第二各問題 "usual, is usual"


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按古希臘建築史,巴特農神殿﹝Parthenon﹞是希臘本土最大的多利克式神殿(Doric temple)。一般的Doric神殿都是六根Doric order柱子。

[ad264]

雖然這個題真的很古，但是意外看到國外blog寫than usual與than usual的用法。
貼上讓後人參考。

Usual vs Is Usual

When something is compared to itself, usual is fine.
When something is compared to a subgroup to which it belongs, is usual should be used.

link: http://gmat-grammar.blogspot.com/