[問題]考古Form18-Q17

[blue123736]

考古Form18-Q17

The profile of the typical family in the United States is changing: a recent study shows that for the past decade, more children had mothers who were employed than had not.
A) had mothers who were employed than had not
B) have had employed mothers than had not
C) had employed mothers than not
D) than not have had mothers who were employed
E) than not had mothers employed


答案是D

more........ than not 是慣用語 （莫伯伯）

我想問為何B不行？？

請高手指點

[micht]

這題是

兩組小孩在做比較

媽媽有在上班的小孩 vs. 媽媽沒在上班的小孩

設 X vs Y

X>Y

The profile of the typical family in the United States is changing: a recent study shows that for the past decade, more children had mothers who were employed than had not.

B) have had employed mothers than had not
D) than (children) not have had mothers who were employed

B, than後面的主詞不清, 變成 有上班媽媽的小孩&沒上班媽媽比較
D, 比較正確

[blue123736]

這題是

兩組小孩在做比較

媽媽有在上班的小孩 vs. 媽媽沒在上班的小孩

設 X vs Y

X>Y

The profile of the typical family in the United States is changing: a recent study shows that for the past decade, more children had mothers who were employed than had not.

B) have had employed mothers than had not
D) than (children) not have had mothers who were employed

B, than後面的主詞不清, 變成 有上班媽媽的小孩&沒上班媽媽比較
D, 比較正確

感謝micht :)

可是這樣看看 主詞是children，than後面的主詞也會是children阿 怎麼會混成"沒上班媽媽"
所以像B的選項展開後可能會變成是
more children have had employed mothers than (children) had not (had employed mothers )

不是這樣嗎？
還是我的觀念有問題？？？

[micht]

不會ㄚ.. 比較對像是 前面主詞+than後面接著的主詞 :D

[josephcfan]

Excuse me, i wonder what is problemwith choice (E).

[DARY]

Excuse me, i wonder what is problemwith choice (E).

for the past decade => 一段時間，用完成式

more...than not => 慣用語

[josephcfan]

Sorry, I just want to confirm that we must use 完成式 ,when we saw the such phrase as the "for past few year", "for last decade",.......and so on.

[Behemoth]

沒錯
for+一段時間
用完程式

[小晃兄]

看了各位的討論令我霍然開朗，感謝喔^___^

[cleashen]

不好意思 請問一下這個慣用語 more...than not 後面的than not 是不可分開用的嗎?? 謝謝大家!!!

[jimmywang0102]

看了各位的解釋
我還是不懂選項b的解釋耶
more children have had employed mothers than(.....)had not
空格到底是children還是mother阿??
如果照之前mith大大說的 是 上班媽媽的小孩&沒上班媽媽比較
那空格就是mother囉?
那為什麼空格是mother呢??
省略的主詞不應該就是children嗎
百思不得其解???拜託各位解答

[acharlie]

看了各位的解釋
我還是不懂選項b的解釋耶
more children have had employed mothers than(.....)had not
空格到底是children還是mother阿??
如果照之前mith大大說的 是 上班媽媽的小孩&沒上班媽媽比較
那空格就是mother囉?
那為什麼空格是mother呢??
省略的主詞不應該就是children嗎
百思不得其解???拜託各位解答

或許就是因為要比較的主詞不清楚
老莫有說,比較要同類的東西
要清楚的表達..特別是像這種有兩個名詞在的情況
不知道是要比children還是要比mother
所以 像答案D就很清楚
省略到than後面的主詞children
然後用限定性形容詞子句來修飾mother

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[w1956115]

我可以問一下A 為什麼不行...
感覺上它句意也很完整...
還是因為錯在 MORE...THAN　NOT的慣用法上呢？

[acharlie]

我可以問一下A 為什麼不行...
感覺上它句意也很完整...
還是因為錯在 MORE...THAN　NOT的慣用法上呢？

因為前面有the past decade 一定要有現在完成式....-.-"