标题: OG SC question [打印本页] 作者: 翻日历 时间: 2017-10-5 00:14 标题: OG SC question Diabetes, together with its serious complications, ranks as the nation's third leading cause of death, surpassed only by heart disease and cancer.
A. ranks as the nation's third leading cause of death, surpassed only
B. rank as the nation's third leading cause of death, only surpassed
C. has the rank of the nation's third leading cause of death, only surpassed
D. are the nation's third leading causes of death, surpassed only
E. have been ranked as the nation's third leading causes of death, only surpassed
I was choosing between D and A, (A is the right answer)
The reason I chose D over A is that, I do not think "Diabetes" can "rank" itself, should it be "Diabetes is ranked"??
作者: RichardVeritas 时间: 2017-10-5 04:16
Diabetes, together with its serious complications,
its 告诉我们这里Diabetes是单数。D are 不对。主动被动不确定时，用更加确定的分水岭来选择。