麻烦老师分析一下 less than 和 as many 比较句型如何理解？

CNN:

《Exploring Pet Adoption in COVID Era》

Some companies like Pet Health Inc. which track national demand for dogs and cats, say adoptions in 2020 are actually less than they were in 2019.

That not as many people have gotten a new pet during the corona virus pandemic.

However individual shelters in different states have said they've seen a big increase in the number of people getting a new dog or cat.

麻烦老师分析一下 less than 和 as many 比较句型如何理解？另外， getting a new dog 是宾补还是名词的后置定语？

1. Some companies like Pet Health Inc. which track national demand for dogs and cats, say adoptions in 2020 are actually less than they were in 2019.

——现在人们喜欢用 less than 代替 fewer than，可能是发音不便的缘故。主语是复数可数名词，本应跟 fewer 搭配。

2. That not as many people have gotten a new pet during the corona virus pandemic.

——这不是完整的句子，应该是that 引出的名词性从句。你不应该写上that，会造成误读，去掉that 后：

Not as many people have gotten a new pet during the corona virus pandemic.

这是省略了as + 已知的数字。等于：not as many people （as + 具体数字）have gotten a new pet during the corona virus pandemic.

3. However individual shelters in different states have said they've seen a big increase in the number of people getting a new dog or cat.

——getting a new dog or cat 是 people 的定语。哪来的宾补？

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