avik.ch wrote:krishna239455 wrote:The increase in the number and scope of investigations into monopolistic business practices, have resulted in more antimonopoly litigation presently than ever before.
The increase in the number and scope of investigations into monopolistic business practices, has resulted in more antimonopoly litigation at present than ever before.
I agree; IMO sentence requires HAS and does not require COMMA before HAS.
IMO there is no need for a PRONOUN to refer to LITIGATION:
Lets see some examples:
1) The price is higher than was expected (Courtsey: MITCH)
2) The gyrfalcon, an Arctic bird of prey, has survived a close brush with extinction; its numbers are
now five times greater than
when the use of DDT was sharply restricted in the early 1970's NUMBERS AT TWO DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS ARE COMPARED
3) In no other historical sighting did Halley's Comet cause such a worldwide sensation as in its return of 1910-11 (this can be written as: Halley's Comet did not cause such a worldwide sensation
in no other historical sighting as
in its return of 1910-11 SENSATION AT TWO DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS ARE COMPARED
I think Krishna239455's sentence is similar to (2) /(3)
The increase {in the number and scope of investigations into monopolistic business practice} has resulted in more {antimonopoly} litigation
at present than
ever before. This can be further reduced to:
The increase has resulted in more litigation
at present than
ever before.
INCREASE AT TWO DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS (ie PRESENT and BEFORE) ARE COMPARED
