OG 256?

256. The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.fficeffice" />

(A)     The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.

(B)         To the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote two letters, being the only eyewitness accounts of the great eruption of Vesuvius.

(C)     The only eyewitness account is in two letters by the nephew of Pliny the Elder writing to the historian Tacitus an account of the great eruption of Vesuvius.

(D)     Writing the only eyewitness account, Pliny the Elder's nephew accounted for the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.

(E)         In two letters to the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius.

老姨选e ,说ａ歧义了，我没觉得解释太牵强了。要不就是a还有其他的硬伤。　还有，像e这样的选项的句子等给我举一个么？　要不我也说它歧义

介词短语放句首, 可以消除歧义

有一类题目就是专门针对 消除歧义的

虽然看到og上面是这样说a的，但是如果从逻辑的角度来看，eruption怎么可能会在爆发在letters里面呢，还记得以前那到以前这道题目

17. Native American burial sites dating back 5,000 years indicate that the residents of Maine at that time were part of a widespread culture of Algonquian-speaking people.

(A)  were part of a widespread culture of Algonquian-speaking people

(B)   had been part of a widespread culture of people who were Algonquian-speaking

(C)  were people who were part of a widespread culture that was Algonquian-speaking

(D)  had been people who were part of a widespread culture that was Algonquian-speaking

(E)   were a people which had been part of a wide­spread, Algonquian-speaking culture

如果以上一题那种死板的方式去理解的话，那么这一题岂不是歧义更大？？

请nn指教，实在不解？

hougang，不太明白你的问题，

17题的答案是A，C是错的呀！？

顺便再强调一次，逻辑问题并不是我们说怎样理解合理就怎样理解的，这样就不会出现所谓的逻辑问题了，因为按照这种思路，我们可以自行按照逻辑来理解句子。

我认为产生逻辑歧义的前提就是语法正确，并允许某一个修饰成分即可以修饰1也可以修饰2，才构成逻辑问题。

恩，les斑竹，我很同意你的意见。

我的意思是residents of Maine at that time were part of a widespread culture of Algonquian-speaking people. 这句话虽然很容易产生歧异，但是ets却仍认为他是正确的。

而本贴的题目中，象in two letters这样的表达，我觉得只要用一点逻辑的感觉就能够辨别出eruption不会在爆发在letters里面，但是og却认为eruption可能会在letters里面爆发。

我只是感到比较郁闷。。。

i agree with hougang!

Plus, E) In two letters to the hisorian Tacitus, the nephew of pliny the elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of vesuvius

doesn't it sound like "the nephew" is IN TWO letters??

also C) the only eyewitness acouunt is in two letters by the nephew.....

OG says: the meaning of the sentence is unclear (the only eyewitness account of what?)

However I don't see why "account" by itself is unclear

EX. my bank account.

The only member account.

Does this mean that whenever we see Account in OG, it has to be followed by "of" in order to make it clear?

thanks!