SAT语法求解!amixtureofjazzandclassicalidioms,themusicofGershwinwasmoreinnovativethanmostofhiscontemporaries.请问为什么在than和mostof之前要加thatof才是正确的

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SAT语法求解!
a mixture of jazz and classical idioms,the music of Gershwin was more innovative than most of his contemporaries.
请问为什么 在 than 和 most of 之前要加 that of 才是正确的

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这题是很典型的比较句,SAT中比较句一定要严格平行的.所以music也要对应的是music.如果不加that of,就成了the music 和 his contemporaries 比较了.句中的most of只是修饰contempararies,表示“绝大部分”,不能说明是这些人的音乐.