section b no.1

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1.                 Not all employment selection mechanisms that have a “disparate effect,” that is, that screens out a percentage of minorities or women disproportionate to their presence in the relevant labor market, are unlawful.

(A) that is, that screens out a percentage of minorities or women disproportionate to

(B) which means, that screens out a percentage of minorities or women disproportionate with

(C) which means, that screen out a percentage of minorities or women disproportionate with

(D) that is, that screen out a percentage of minorities or women disproportionate to（D）

(E) that is, that screens out a percentage of minorities or women disproportionate with

请问为什么是D不是A呢？？

jnlvo

不是screens是screen，先行词mechanisms。

philips6cn

不好意思啊版主，我看来看无都没看明白哪个修饰哪个啊，能不能拆开讲清楚点呢？？

jnlvo

mechanisms有两个定语从句that have a “disparate effect,” 和 that screen out a percentage of minorities or women disproportionate to，这两个不是平行是等价


that is 是插入语，意思就是which means，而which means一般不做插入语。


后一个that从句相当于对前一个的解释。

philips6cn

雪中送炭！！谢谢