GWD-25-Q17

Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltering in igloos, the ice-block domes that are peculiar to north-central Canada, and in structures made of stones, bones, driftwood, and skins.

A.     Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltering

B.     During recent times, the Inuit people lead a nomadic existence, sheltering.

C.    In the times that are recent, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltered.

D.    Up until recently, the Inuit people, leading a nomadic existence, have sheltered.

E.     Until recent times, leading a nomadic existence, the Inuit people were sheltered.

Hi guys,

I need your help, please.

I pick up A but the given answer is D. I don't have any problem with "up until". Obviously, it's a right idiom. I have problem with D, because, "shelter" is used as the "verb". I don't think it a correct way to put "shelter" in the predicate position by shifting "lead" to another position. "Shelter" is better to be adverbial modifier. So A seems to be more convincing to me. Somebody may argue that, "until" indicates a perfect tense, but I have to say that until can be also used in past tense.

Open to disscuss for all your insighful thoughs and inspiring comments.

如果up until可以使用。那D对的可能性就比较大了。。。

第一：until并不能说明一定要用完成时态，但until recently推荐用完成时态，recently清楚的表明了时间关系。

第二：虽然有不要轻易改变句子重心的原则，但是这个原句在结构上感觉不太好，修饰成分大于句子主干

这题你也对了,有人google到了原话,就是A

D错误多多

1.把谓语和伴随的状语交换,改变句意

2.leading a nomadic existence修饰摇摆,不好

3.Until recently可以用过去时也可以用现完

用中文,别人还以为你是老外呢,嘻嘻

第二  我觉得头小身子大好像没有关系,怕就怕头大身子小就不好了

谢谢顾风，孟明

倒，哪岂不是说我也做对了，这题。。。。

不过我是通过up until判断的，因为没见过。。。

不过你说leading的修饰问题，我觉得这个不是什么问题。。。

until recently 就是说动作已经停止了， 是吧？那就不能用完成时了吧？？

谢谢BB, 说得有道理

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