a question from OG

bianca

No 89 from OG
89. A recent national study of the public schools shows (that there are now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were )four years ago.

C.there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many as there were

E.every thirty-two pupils now has one microcomputer, four times as many as

Why c, not E
and if choose see, why use "there were" at the end?
Thanks

mihu

我想主要是要平行，对称。
C中，there is 与 there were 平行，可以用as many as比较
E中，比较的对象前后不一样，或者没有明确说明，不如C的结构清晰。

my 2 cents....

猫猫头

可是为什么后面要用pl?

mihu

good question, but I don't know either...

zyh79

不清楚单、复数时，优先用复数。

zyh79

猫猫头，你为什么啊？

猫猫头

不清楚单、复数时，优先用复数??
真的啊?

猫猫头

不是啦
那如果我说,分不清男女的都是男的,你信吗?
我只是觉得奇怪嘛~~

zyh79

呵呵，开个玩笑。
这是白勇说的，没问题了吧。。。。

zyh79

不相信我吗〉。。。

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