The students expected there to be less homework after school

问题描述:

The students expected there to be less homework after school
为什么用 There 而不是that 或者 it

因为这里是要用There be句型表示"有".
其实把这个句子还原成完整的句子 - The students expected that there is less homework after school.(它是个宾语从句.)
从这里我们可以看出,这里原本就是要用there is 表示"有",而不可以that 或it 来替代there.
希望以上分析能帮助到你理解.加油哦...