在上面的例子中我们发现,对于比较常常会将第二部分的比较词进行舍去。常见的省略形式之一是将比较的第二个所有格后的名词省略:

  ◆ My car is bigger than Brian’s [car].

  ◆ My car is bigger than Brian’s [car].

  ◆ My car is bigger than the Smiths’ [car].

  ◆ My toes are longer than Brian’s [toes].

  ◆ My toes are longer than the Smiths’ [toes].

 

对于省略我们也可以将比较第二部分中的动词,词组,甚至一整个句子省略,当然前提是不会造成歧义。

  ◆ Whereas I drink 2 quarts of milk a day, my friend drinks 3 [quarts].

  ◆ I walk faster than Brian [walks].

  ◆ I walk as fast now as [I walked] when I was younger.

 

而有时为了避免产生歧义我们也会加入助动词,如be ,do 和have 等:

  ◆ Ambiguous: I like cheese more than Yvette. (Yvette could be subject or object.)

  ◆ Right: I like cheese more than Yvette DOES. (= than Yvette likes cheese)

  ◆ Right: I like cheese more than I DO Yvette. (= than I like Yvette)

 

而在GMAT考试中,有时也容许不需要的助动词的存在:

  ◆ Right: Apples are more healthy to eat than caramels.

  ◆ Right: Apples are more healthy to eat than caramels ARE.

所以在考试中,我们不要因为多余的助动词而排除了正确的选项。

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