4.       A survey by the National Council of Churches showed that in 1986 there were 20,736 female ministers, almost 9 percent of the nation's de twice as much as 1977.

(A)        twice as much as 1977

(B)        twice as many as 1977

(C)       double what it was in 1977

(D)       double the figure for 1977

(E)        a number double that of 1977's

选B？

4. A survey by the National Council of Churches showed that in 1986 there were 20,736 female ministers, almost 9 percent of the nation’s clergy, twice as much as 1977.

(A)   twice as much as 1977

(B)   twice as many as 1977

(C)   double what it was in 1977

(D)  double the figure for 1977

(E)   a number double that of 1977’s

Diction

Some quantities, such as people, can be counted; other quantities, such as respect, cannot. It can be said that a person earned much respect, or that many people attended an event. Here, much is incorrectly applied to ministers. As 1977 in correctly completes the comparison; it would have to be as many as in 1977, which is not one of the possible answer. Another way to make the comparison emphasizes the number, 20,736; a number can be doubled. Double the figure for 1977 places the focus on the number and correctly completes the comparison.

A  Much incorrectly refers to ministers; as should be as in

B  As 1977 does not correctly complete this comparison; it should be as in 1977

C  What it was is awkward, wordy and unclear

D  Correct. Double the figure places the emphasis of the sentence on the number of ministers; for 1977 correctly completes the comparison.

E  Wordy and awkward construction

The correct answer is D.

double在这里是形容词？

carolhide辛苦了，真是个好人！

应该是的

而且在这题里我觉得the figure这个新名词消除歧义的作用就是正确选项最好的标志。以后做到数字题目就找找有没有出现类似这类的新名词，比如that amount。

但是the number有时候出现在有两个数字同时存在的题目也会造成歧义。

一个问题，请教大家：

almost 9 percent of the nation’s clergy, double the figure for 1977.这样的两个成分，都是用来强调前面的数字的，这样的用法是对的吗？

谢谢！

以下是引用bluevironika在2006-1-14 17:18:00的发言：

一个问题，请教大家：

almost 9 percent of the nation’s clergy, double the figure for 1977.这样的两个成分，都是用来强调前面的数字的，这样的用法是对的吗？

谢谢！

我觉得只要不产生歧义没有重复笨拙或其他语法现象的错误，选项就是可以的，而且选项是比出来的，如果其他选项都存在明确的语法错误，那选项稍微烦琐一点也是可以选择的。

以下是引用bluevironika在2006-1-14 17:18:00的发言：

一个问题，请教大家：

almost 9 percent of the nation’s clergy, double the figure for 1977.这样的两个成分，都是用来强调前面的数字的，这样的用法是对的吗？

谢谢！

关于MM提及的这种修饰的用法，个人认为是可以成立的，只要不造成歧义

关于形容词后置的问题.

http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?boardid=23&replyid=262047&id=33702&page=1&skin=0&Star=2

以下是引用bluevironika在2006-1-14 20:17:00的发言：
谢谢以上楼的ｊｊｍｍ，鞠躬！

刚刚翻了不少的帖子，到目前为止其实也没有找到合适的理由来解释，刚上面那个链接也不足以为解释，要是有大Ｎ站出来解释就好了！