I don't understand the underlined sentence.
If kids are crazy about games, why not make exciting ones that also aid and inspire learning? In fact, games do help learning. Game play—procedural, strategic thinking—is far more conducive to improving scientific reasoning skills than is cramming for end-of-grade tests. The more we learn about children's cognitive development, the more we realize that kids have far greater complexity of thought at earlier ages than we previously assumed......
In the paragraph above, I don't understand the structure of the underlined sentence. Is there any phrases left out in the sentence? I can't figure out what the subject of "is" after "than".
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Gu-Hoon Kwon Game play—procedural, strategic thinking—is far more conducive to improving scientific reasoning skills than is cramming for end-of-grade tests. Reduced to the basic form, it's Game play is more conducive to improving skills than cramming for tests is . Subject and verb 1: game play is Subject and verb 2: cramming for tests is In a comparison such as this one, the clause after 'than' may appear with subject and verb inverted, especially when the subject is long.
- Gu-Hoon Kwon Game play—procedural, strategic thinking—is far more conducive to improving scientific reasoning skills than is cramming for end-of-grade tests.
- Reduced to the basic form, it's Game play is more conducive to improving skills than cramming for tests is .
- Subject and verb 1: game play is Subject and verb 2: cramming for tests is In a comparison such as this one, the clause after 'than' may appear with subject and verb inverted, especially when the subject is long.
- Thus, 'cramming for tests is' becomes 'is cramming for tests'.
- Likewise, Of course, at any wedding the bride is more important than is the mother of the groom.
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Gu-Hoon KwonGame play—procedural, strategic thinking—is far more conducive to improving scientific reasoning skills than is cramming for end-of-grade tests.
Reduced to the basic form, it's
Game play is more conducive to improving skills than cramming for tests is.
Subject and verb 1: game play is
Subject a
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