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标题: 求教GWD 20-32 [打印本页]

作者: pr2004cn 时间: 2006-8-11 12:20
标题: 求教GWD 20-32

Q32: A surge in new home sales and a drop in weekly unemployment claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought.

claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought
claims suggests that the economy might not be so weak as some analysts have previously thought
claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as have been previously thought by some analysts
claims, suggesting about the economy that it might not be so weak as previously thought by some analysts
claims, suggesting the economy might not be as weak as previously thought to be by some analysts

作为答案的A项后面的previously thought为何说的通？用had previously thought是否更合适？

作者: gre0426 时间: 2006-8-11 13:41

Past perfect tense can only be used if the sentence explicitly mentions a time in the past, and the action in question happened before that time. In this sentence, no such time is mentioned. Therefore, "had previously thought" is incorrect.

作者: yinhang_1217 时间: 2009-10-31 15:25
请教牛牛个问题：A中从句是个否定句，用as……as合适吗？

作者: squalllmt 时间: 2009-10-31 23:14
there is no time point indicates that there should use past perfect tense

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