有些比較級用法中可以省去一些成分，這一節(jié)主要講述在英語語法中比較級中省略的用法。  
        1. 在as…as中，as從句可省略整個謂語部分，保留主語

　　She sings as well as her sister. 她跟她的姐姐唱得一樣好(省去了does)。

　　2. 可以省去謂語部分，保留主語和be、have等助動詞

　　Susan has done as much housework as you have. (省去了done。)

　　3. 可以省去主語和謂語，只剩下狀語

　　It is not as cold in Beijing as in Datong. 北京的天氣沒有大同冷。

　　4. than從句也可以省去整個謂語部分，保留主語

　　They say that blood is thicker than water, that our relatives are more important to us than others. 他們說血濃于水，親屬對我們來說比其他人更重要。

　　5. than從句省去部分謂語，保留主語和be,have或助動詞

　　The white collar workers earn more than the blue workers do.

　　白領(lǐng)工人比藍(lán)領(lǐng)工人掙得多。

　　After all, big changes are relatively easier to make than are small ones.

　　相對來說，大變動比小變動畢竟容易些。

　　The fact is that some drug addicts are much better able to cure addiction in each other than are psychiatrists; some convicts can run better rehabilitation programs for convicts than do correctional officers; some patients in mental hospitals are better for each other than is the staff.

　　事實(shí)上，有些吸毒成癮者與吸毒成癮者之間戒癮比精神病醫(yī)生的作用還好;有些罪犯在改造其他罪犯方面比教改人員強(qiáng);醫(yī)院里的病人與病人之間的溝通比醫(yī)務(wù)人員與病人間的溝通還強(qiáng)。      

        6. than從句可以省去主語和部分謂語，保留賓語
　　Grandma gives more candies to her grandson than her granddaughter. 奶奶給孫子的糖比給孫女的多。(省去了she gives candies to)

　　There are more books in this library than in that library. 這個圖書館的書比那個多。(省去了there are many books)

　　She is much better than yesterday. 她比昨天好多了。(省去了she was)

　　Signs of dishonesty in school, business, and government seem much more numerous in recent years than in the past. 近些年來在學(xué)校、商業(yè)和政府中欺詐的跡象比以前更多。

　　8. than從句可以省去主語，保留謂語部分

　　His speed of doing the work was much faster than had expected. 他干此事的速度遠(yuǎn)比想象的快。(省去了he或we)

　　9. 有時可以省去整個than從句

　　He is much healthier and happier. 她比以往任何時侯都健康幸福。(省去了than he was ever before)

　　10. 為了避免重復(fù)，我們經(jīng)常用that代替不可數(shù)名詞, those代替復(fù)數(shù)名詞,one代替可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)