The general welfare of a nation's people is a better indication of that nation's greatness than ARE the achievements of
问题描述：
The general welfare of a nation's people is a better indication of that nation's greatness than ARE the achievements of its rulees,artists,or scientists.
请问下这句话中的ARE 是不是多余的啊?好像去掉了也能说得通啊?如不是多余的话能不能讲讲理由啊?
rulers 不是rulees
答
用are在语法上是正确的,因为要主谓一致.从句中的主语是the achievements,（复数),所以谓语用are.实际上从句的顺序应该倒过来,.better indication of that nation's greatness than the achievements of its rulees,artists,or scientists are.（不过are省略掉也可以.）
举个例子,
He is younger than you are.
也可以说,
He is younger than you.