Hello native English speakers.
Sorry to disturb you.
1. Yet in comparison, jet engines-- having fewer moving parts--are ten times more reliable than pistons. (original)
Question: Is this sentence grammatically correct?
I guess the original =
Yet in comparison, jet engines-- having fewer moving parts--are ten times more reliable than those of pistons (piston engines).
[but how about the "jet pistons"?]
Is my guess correct?
2.Live 8 organiser Bob Geldof had branded the attempted sale of the free tickets as "sick profiteering". (original)
Question: What is the meaning of the "Live 8 " here? and the Live 8 organiser Bob Geldof" ?