3. 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 death, surpassed only
(E) have been ranked as the nation's third leading causes of death, only surpassed
选A？
I agree.
3. Diabetes, together with its serious complication, 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
Agreement + Logical predication
This sentence correctly matches the singular verb, ranks, with the singular subject, diabetes, and uses the present tense to indicate a current situation. The phrase following diabetes is set off by a pair of commas, indicating that it is from the sentence; it is not a part of the subject. Only is placed with precision next to the group of words it actually limits, by heart disease and cancer. Placed before surpassed, only would more ambiguously limit surpassed.
A Correct. In the original sentence, the subject and verb agree, and the proper tense is used; only is correctly placed next to the phrase it limits.
B Ranks does not agree with diabetes; only limits surpassed rather than by heart disease and cancer
C Has the rank of is wordy and unidiomatic; only limits surpassed rather than by heart disease and cancer
D Construction are…causes does not agree with diabetes
E Construction have been ranked…causes does not agree with diabetes and uses the wrong verb tense; only limits surpassed rather than by heart disease and cancer
The correct answer is A.
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请问D项的错误是因为the nation's third leading causes of... 中causes 多了 s么？ 谢谢！
考点：主谓一致
Diabetes为不可数名词（＂病＂一般都加s不可数），故排除B(rank)D(are)E(have).
only为极限修饰词，位置不能随意发生改变而且选项A(ranks as..)同选项C(has the rank of...)相比较，以GMAT考试的简洁原则，选择A.
关于这题我想问一下
3. Diabetes, together with its serious complication, 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
A选项的surpassed修饰的对象是谁？
surpassed 是過去分詞修饰diabetes嗎？感覺跟主語離得很遠, construction 如下：
主語, 插入語, 動詞(clause), 形容詞修飾語(修飾主語diabetes？？)-->我怎麼覺得修飾third leading cause 比較像...因為ets通常會把修飾主語的形容詞子句放到句首, 與主語靠近, 而且會讓主語與謂語更接近.
請大牛指教!
我想问only surpassed 和surpassed only by heart disease and cancer有什么区别阿？？
谢谢~
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补充一下~~surpassed only by....和only surpassed by ....表达的意思没什么区别阿~~想不通~~~
补充一下~~surpassed only by....和only surpassed by ....表达的意思没什么区别阿~~想不通~~~
1. Only X like Y. (Poor Y, 除了X, Nobody likes Y)
2. X only like Y. (X除了喜欢Y以外, 没喜欢的东东了)
3. X like only Y. (Y is indeed happy; X 就只.喜欢Y 一个.)
Is there any difference between 2&3?
Thanks for the reply advancely
SURPASSED ONLY BY...
应该是修饰DIABETES的.
因为后面的HEART DISEASE AND CANCER是和DIABETES平行的.
可以整个提前到句首.
supressed修饰主语吧
补充一下~~surpassed only by....和only surpassed by ....表达的意思没什么区别阿~~想不通~~~
1. Only X like Y. (Poor Y, 除了X, Nobody likes Y)
2. X only like Y. (X除了喜欢Y以外, 没喜欢的东东了)
3. X like only Y. (Y is indeed happy; X 就只.喜欢Y 一个.)
2.3有差别吗？？？
没有看出来，还请再指教！！！！谢谢～～～～
仔细有看了下，我个人是这样认为的，如下
surpassed only by heart disease and cancer.
意思是说仅仅只有心脏病和癌症超越了（也就是说心脏病和癌症是最主要的两个原因）
only surpassed by hear disease and cance.
意思是说超越的内容只有心脏病和癌症（没有说明心脏病和癌症是最主要的两个原因，只是说明超越了这两个原因而已）
关于surpassed only by和only surpassed by有更consise和clear的解释吗?
1. Only X like Y. (Poor Y, 除了X, Nobody likes Y)
2. X only like Y. (X除了喜欢Y以外, 没喜欢的东东了)改一下(x只喜欢y,没干别的----x only like y,not love y)
3. X like only Y. (Y is indeed happy; X 就只.喜欢Y 一个.)
这么理解对吗?
同LS
X only like you, only作副词修饰like
X like only you, only作形容词修饰you
请NN指教
og解释:
Only is placed with precision next to the group of words it actually limits, by heart disease and
cancer. Placed before surpassed, only would more ambiguously limit surpassed.
如果only修饰surpassed，就表示heart disease and
cancer仅仅超过diabetes,也就是heart disease and
cancer只超过diabetes一点点。
如果only修饰heart disease and
cancer，表示diabetes只被heart disease and
cancer超过。
我看不出来为什么together with ....是修饰糖尿病的，我觉得他们应该是作为一个整体。请大牛作答，谢谢！
同LS
X only like you, only作副词修饰like
X like only you, only作形容词修饰you
请NN指教
我同意，因为only既是副词也可做形容词。
我想问has the rank of的语法错误在哪里？
我想问has the rank of的语法错误在哪里？
wordy and unidiomatic
1. Only X like Y. (Poor Y, 除了X, Nobody likes Y)
2. X only like Y. (X除了喜欢Y以外, 没喜欢的东东了)
3. X like only Y. (Y is indeed happy; X 就只.喜欢Y 一个.)
太精辟了!!!!
那这里的意思的only是修饰 by heart disease and cancer的么，只被这两个东西surpass，以此强调diabetes的严重性？？？
我看不出来为什么together with ....是修饰糖尿病的，我觉得他们应该是作为一个整体。请大牛作答，谢谢！
我觉得是一个整体，意思上并列。因为complications就是并发症的意思。就医学角度来说，糖尿病本身并不太恐怖，但是它能引起许多的并发症，因此很危险。
但是虽然意思上并列，要注意因为句子中用了together with,而不是and,所以这个部分在这里做插入语，看主谓一致的时候应该去掉。因此后面还是用单数谓语。
至于only位置的问题，多读几遍后就能感觉出来，如果only放在surpassed前面表达出来的意思就是 只是被heart disease and cancer”surpass"，而不是被它们“love" or " beat" or any verb... 它强调的只是surpass这个动词，而不是意思。
而放在heart disease and cancer之前就表示超过它的是 "heart disease and cancer"，而不是其他任何疾病，这样就突出了它第三名的位置。
还有，我觉得这句话玩了一个trick.就是说其实它真正的语序应该是
Diabetes, together with its serious complications, surpassed only by heart disease and cancer, ranks as the nation's third leading cause of death.
黑体部分才是真正的主句，中间都是插入语。这样看就清楚为什么这里是rank而不是ranking,是cause而不是causes了。
个人拙见，仅供参考！
请教：
ONLY修饰谁？是后面的by heart disease and cancer吗？
问个问题，帮忙确认一下：
ONLY是修饰后面的by heart disease and cancer吗？
仔细有看了下，我个人是这样认为的，如下
surpassed only by heart disease and cancer.
意思是说仅仅只有心脏病和癌症超越了（也就是说心脏病和癌症是最主要的两个原因）
only surpassed by hear disease and cance.
意思是说超越的内容只有心脏病和癌症（没有说明心脏病和癌症是最主要的两个原因，只是说明超越了这两个原因而已）
不错~！问个问题，帮忙确认一下：
ONLY是修饰后面的by heart disease and cancer吗？
是啊~~~ 前面讨论的听清楚的~ 我也看了好久才看懂一点~~~
再看几遍吧 
我认为：
surpassed之所以修饰主语d，是因为A surpass B 本身就是一个比较：A与B的比较（因为“超过”在逻辑上就是一个比较的意思）
根据比较的“概念对等”原则（也只有概念对等的对象才谈得上“超过”），如果修饰“causes”，则抽象名词和具体名词概念不对等，而且这里根据上下文逻辑： heart disease and cancer应该是属于“cause of death”的，所以，只能修饰d。
个人之见，望指教！
也发现了这个问题……
白勇书里分词那章说“-ed分词短语在句尾，一般优先就近作定语，修饰名词。”；以前XDF上也讲到“在分词前出现名词，主被动由前面名词决定”
但按照句意理解的话，又感觉surpssed应修饰主语Diabetes
我认为把surpass...放在后面是为了防止头重脚轻,surpassed..本来是修饰主语的,但是因为主语后面接了个插入语,如果再接个分词做定语就会导致主语及修饰语过长,所以就把它移到后面. 逻辑为主吧,不要紧紧盯住原则不放.
个人觉得surpassed...是做状语啊
BY不是说了-ed的三个功能吗,做补语,做定语,做状语,为什么大家就一定要扯着定语呢
我来问个比较白痴的，不是应该是被超越吗？为社么没有选项是 is surpassed ？
我来问个比较白痴的，不是应该是被超越吗？为社么没有选项是 is surpassed ？
surpassed only by...是分词作后置定语修饰third leading cause of death的
主句是前面的ranks as...
我觉得这个太绝对化了
nation (e.g. China) +'s 的情况经常在鬼子的书里出现, 似乎也有见过用firm's的 (这个不肯定,记不清了)
GMAT似乎也是接受这种用法的, 不过自己用的话还是要小心些.
请教：
ONLY修饰谁？是后面的by heart disease and cancer吗？
only直接位于被修饰的词前面。
我觉得是一个整体，意思上并列。因为complications就是并发症的意思。就医学角度来说，糖尿病本身并不太恐怖，但是它能引起许多的并发症，因此很危险。
但是虽然意思上并列，要注意因为句子中用了together with,而不是and,所以这个部分在这里做插入语，看主谓一致的时候应该去掉。因此后面还是用单数谓语。
至于only位置的问题，多读几遍后就能感觉出来，如果only放在surpassed前面表达出来的意思就是 只是被heart disease and cancer”surpass"，而不是被它们“love" or " beat" or any verb... 它强调的只是surpass这个动词，而不是意思。
而放在heart disease and cancer之前就表示超过它的是 "heart disease and cancer"，而不是其他任何疾病，这样就突出了它第三名的位置。
还有，我觉得这句话玩了一个trick.就是说其实它真正的语序应该是
Diabetes, together with its serious complications, surpassed only by heart disease and cancer, ranks as the nation's third leading cause of death.
黑体部分才是真正的主句，中间都是插入语。这样看就清楚为什么这里是rank而不是ranking,是cause而不是causes了。
个人拙见，仅供参考！
同意！同意！
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