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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

The omission of the subject in 'than' clause.

*TAR: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intergovernmental_Panel_on_Climate_Change http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPCC_Third_Assessment_Report

The http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPCC_Fourth_Assessment_Report (AR4) of 2007 discusses more recent research, giving particular attention to the Medieval Warm Period. It states that "when viewed together, the currently available reconstructions indicate generally greater variability in centennial time scale trends over the last 1 kyr than was apparent in the TAR."

I'd like to know whether "that" is implicit after "indicate" and the subject of "than" clause is "variability."
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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park sang joon I'd like to know whether "that" is implicit after "indicate" No; the subject of the main clause is 'reconstructions' and the main verb is 'indicate'. " 'Than' is not a verb and has no subject. The implicit subject of 'was (apparent)' is 'variability'.

— Mister Micawber

  • park sang joon I'd like to know whether "that" is implicit after "indicate" No; the subject of the main clause is 'reconstructions' and the main verb is 'indicate'.
  • " 'Than' is not a verb and has no subject.
  • The implicit subject of 'was (apparent)' is 'variability'.
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park sang joonI'd like to know whether "that" is implicit after "indicate"
No; the subject of the main clause is 'reconstructions' and the main verb is 'indicate'.
park sang joonI'd like to know whether the subject of "than" clause is "variability."
'Than' is not a verb and has no subject. The implicit subject of 'was (appa
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No "that" is required. The sentence says

reconstructions (subj) indicate (verb) variability (direct object)

A different version might be "reconstructions indicate (that) variability exists." Now the direct object is a clause ("variability exists") and
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Thank you, Mr.Micawber and deadrat, for your very helpful answer. Emotion: smile
Then I'd like to know whether "centennial time scale trends"
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park sang joonThen I'd like to know whether "centennial time scale trends" is a noun phrase.
Right.
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