第一组:
The medicine is more effective that expected.
The medicine is more effective than is expected.
The medicine is more effective than it is expected.
第二组:
He has more money that expected.
He has more money than is expected.
He has more money than he is expected.
He has more money than it is expected.
第三组:
Don’t give him more money than necessary.
Don’t give him more money than is necessary.
Don’t give him more money than it is necessary.
这些句子都对吗?than做什么成分?标准结构是什么样呢?
第一组:
正:The medicine is more effective that expected.
正:The medicine is more effective than is expected.
误:The medicine is more effective than it is expected.
第二组:
正:He has more money that expected.
正:He has more money than is expected.
误:He has more money than he is expected.
误:He has more money than it is expected.
第三组:
正:Don’t give him more money than necessary.
正:Don’t give him more money than is necessary.
误:Don’t give him more money than it is necessary.
以上这几类句型的标准结构是:
than后面的 is, was 可以用也可以省略,但不能加上主语,除非是用于 than it is/was expected / necessary that-从句或for sb to do sth句式(即it为形式主语,后面跟有外置的不定式主语或主语从句)。如:
The girls swam faster than it was expected that they would do.
再比较:
He arrived earlier than necessary.
=He arrived earlier than it was necessary for him to arrive.