GWD-1-16

[aqboy[origen]]

GWD1-Q16:
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

ANS:B

這題在網路上看了很多討論之後,覺得B比較正確,

但還是有個疑問,

A: "it"錯誤指代了前面的proportion in 1992.

同類事物但不相同,應該用that/those指代,

請問A是錯在這個點嗎??

[Huang Hsin-Yi]

原句在比較 Soaring television costs
所以it不對

[aqboy[origen]]

第二句同位語應該是proportion之間的比較吧??

如果是指soaring television costs,那C選項是錯在have been嗎???

[Huang Hsin-Yi]

第二句同位語應該是proportion之間的比較吧??

你說的對,我錯了 ! 是比proportion,(1)會錯是wordy
因比較主詞就掛在than前,不會造成混遙,故可省略

如果是指soaring television costs,那C選項是錯在have been嗎???

C錯在 they

[chencraig0227]

(A): 無所指.
(C): they如果指代costs，been多餘! 用they have(accounted)就可以了.
但是時態也不對, have比accounted還晚，句意不合。