The result will be less effective than would be achieved by a teacherin harmony with the unit.

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曹老師和劉老師都覺得than充當從句的主語,我感覺than不應該是主語,應該是從句的表語。

這里的比較項是effective(其對應項包括在than中),這里是在比較兩個result。

整個句子的結構是A is less effective than B (這里的is代表各種操作詞和系動詞)

顯然than充當從句的表語,不應該充當主語。

可能的補全方法:

The result will be less effective than what would be achieved by ateacher in harmony with the unit.? (從句省略操作詞)

The result will be less effective than the result that would beachieved by a teacher in harmony with the unit. (從句省略操作詞)

兩位老師都是我很敬重的老師,這里所說的只不過我的一面之識,不當之處,請指正。

The result will be less effective than what would be achieved by a teacher in harmony with the unit. (從句省略操作詞)

The result will be less effective than the result that would be achieved by a teacher in harmony with the unit.

關于從句的比較對應項,你是對的。對應項應該是作表語的形容詞。

我在原解答中其實給出了另一種剖析,即原句補全應為:

The result will be less effective than what would be achieved by a teacher in harmony with the unit is.

即句子省略了what和is。這和你的補全是一致的。

但問題是,為何what可以省略,你我都是沒辦法講解的。你的另一個補全只是把what換成了the thing which/that, 同樣沒辦法講解為何省略了the thing, 還要省略關系代詞?

《劍橋英語語法》(CGEL)覺得than后接謂語動詞只有二種狀況:

1 省略的主語為比較對應項;

2 省略的是形式主語It和外置的主語分句(that從句或不定式分句)。

但這里what從句整個為比較分句的主語,卻只省略了what和is, 而不是省略這個主語從句。

所以,可以說這個句子到現在為止沒一個圓滿的合理講解。比如下句:

這個玩具比你手里那個東西更有意思。

This toyis more interesting than the thing that is in your hand is.

This toy is more interesting than what is in your hand is.

試問這二個句子中的what和the thing that可以省略嗎?

This toy is more interesting than is in your hand. ???