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After 12 hours, hostage negotiators finally resolved a situation involving three bank robbers and 35 hostages; their efforts were rewarded generously by the grateful bank management.

A. involving three bank robbers and 35 hostages; their
B. involving three bank robbers and 35 hostages; the hostages'
C. which involved three bank robbers and 35 hostages; their
D. that involved three bank robbers and 35 hostages; the negotiators'
E. involving three bank robbers and 35 hostages; the negotiators'

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xjl4428

我个人觉得E吧？？？

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Hey guys,

I can't see where D is "wrong", so this may not be a perfect question. I'd say that, if anything, there's a pretty good argument for D in that "that" clearly modifies "the situation", whereas "involving" could theoretically correspond to the negotiators (the negotiators involved the hostages and robbers in solving the situation).

If you made that decision (D over E because of the modification of "the situation"), I'd say you're thinking the right way. The only justification I could see for E is "brevity", but that rationale typically belies another true error that lends itself to a longer, more cumbersome sentence. I don't think D really does that...

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xjl4428 发表于 2014-9-5 22:33
我个人觉得E吧？？？

为什么呢，求解释一下~~~

yx06tu

这题当初我排除D的时候是靠语感，总觉得 'a situation' 应该改成 'the situation', 因为that引导的限定性定语从句。

至于that 引导的定语从句和分词的区别，prep08里面有详细的解释。引用几点
1)        定语从句强调具体时间具体动作,以及动作的一次性;
        分词短语强调笼统不确定的时间，抽象/客观/重复性/多次性的行为
2)        都可以接受时,分词短语优于定语从句(更简洁),定语从句要转换为分词短语(但不能引起歧义或破坏平行)

当然仅仅根据这两条排除D就显得十分草率了。我还有一个想法，但是未必对，说出来大家讨论，就是从句时态的问题。在作者说这句话的时候，发生了两件事情，1、谈判人员成功的解决了人质事件，2、银行管理层奖励了谈判人员。 在这两件事情发生的时间点上，句中所提到的situation是否已经结束了？也就是说从句是否应该用had involved？ 当然这是我根据正确答案进行的推测，未必对。如果错了，希望不要介意，就当我抛砖引玉吧。

最后对于这道题，我也同意Brian的意见。此外，Ron神也说过，在真实的GMAT考试里应该不会出现这种有争议的题目。

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yx06tu 发表于 2014-9-6 00:58
这题当初我排除D的时候是靠语感，总觉得 'a situation' 应该改成 'the situation', 因为that引导的限定性定 ...

收到，谢谢亲~~~~~说的很在理