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2 than的词性

向曹老师请教：

than的词性可以是介词和从属连词，充当句中的比较状语结构；than充当从属连词引导比较状语从句时，通常省略与主句相同的成分；我想向曹老师请教一下，关于than 后面的 to do和省略to的不定式，该如何分析后面的省略部分；类似于how to do实际上是how we are to do的省略式；

1.I was thinking about all sorts of mechanical ways of how we can live more in tune with the environment rather than to exploit it

问题：rather than后面本质上是(we are ) to exploit it的省略吗？？

2.They thus increased their annual grain production rather than diminish it . 本句为rather than 后面的to do不定式省略了 to.

是否也是( they were to ) diminish it 的省略？

3.He stayed at home rather than go out. 本句也为rather than 后面的to do不定式省略了 to.

是否也是(he was to ) go out 的省略？？

非常期待曹老师的解答！！！