标题: 再问comma+ing~~ [打印本页] 作者: 台历 时间: 2017-8-2 21:01 标题: 再问comma+ing~~ ron曾经在讲prepQ99题时候在曼哈顿论坛说过 if something results from 'X', then 'X' happens FIRST. in the structure 'sentence + , + __ing...', the modifier NEVER describes something that happens before the main sentence.然而lz今天在看第Q118题解析的时候看到ron又说when __ing modifiers are separated by commas, they must relate closely to the main sentence, regardless of their placement.
the difference is that the order of the parts should reflect the actual order (in time) of the things/states/events described. so, if you have a modifier that works both before and after the main sentence--a very rare occurrence indeed--the two meanings will differ substantially.
e.g.,
Losing the respect of his co-workers, John decided to relinquish his leadership of the committee.
--> john quit as head of the committee BECAUSE he was losing his co-workers' respect. ("losing..." happens first)
John decided to relinquish his leadership of the committee, losing the respect of his co-workers.
--> john lost his co-workers' respect BECAUSE he quit as head of the committee. ("john decided..." happens first)
所以 到底comma+ing到底是同时呢还是表示先后呢？还是lz理解上出现偏差了？ 还请NN指导
作者: 台历 时间: 2017-8-2 21:03
把两道题贴上来
Q99
A study of food resources in the North Pacific between 1989 and 1996 revealed that creatures of the seabed were suffering from dwindling food supplies, possibly resulting from increasing sea surface temperatures during the same period.
a) that creatures of the seabed were suffering from dwindling food supplies, possibly resulting from increasing
b) that creatures of the seabed were suffering because food supplies were dwindling, possibly as a result of an increase in
c) that creatures of the seabed were suffering because of food supplies, which were dwindling possibly as a result of increasing
d) creatures of the seabed that were suffering from food supplies that were dwindling, possibly resulting from an increase in
e) creatures of the seabed that were suffering because food supplies were dwindling, which possibly resulted from increasing
Q118
It was only after Katharine Graham became publisher of The Washington Post in 1963 that it moved into the first rank of American newspapers, and it was under her command that the paper won high praise for its unrelenting reporting of the Watergate scandal.
A It was only after Katharine Graham became publisher of The Washington Post in 1963 that it moved into the first rank of American newspapers, and it was under her command that the paper won high praise
B It was only after Katharine Graham's becoming publisher of The Washington Post in 1963 that it moved into the first rank of American newspapers, and under her command it had won high praise
C Katharine Graham became publisher of The Washington Post in 1963 and only after that did it move into the first rank of American newspapers, having won high praise under her command
D Moving into the first rank of American newspapers only after Katharine Graham became its publisher in 1963, The Washington Post, winning high praise under her command
E Moving into the first rank of American newspapers only after Katharine Grahame's becoming its publisher in 1963, The Washington Post won high praise under her command 作者: ai559031 时间: 2017-8-3 16:17
句尾Ving表達先後 或是闡述說明前面的句子