Byron possessed powers of observation that would have made him a great anthropologist and that makes his letters as a group the rival of the best novels of the time. that...and that.....两个定语从句跳过obovservation修饰了powers名词，这种情况下虽然that没有就近修饰名词observation,但是这种n. of n.跳跃过名词修饰前面名词时允许的。所以that根据逻辑判断,可以跳跃修饰。
但是我在白勇p82页上看到一道题目it is possible that Native Americans originally migrated over a brisge of land to the Western Hemisphere that once existed between Siberia and Alaska.这里说定语从句that once existed between Siberia and Alaska 就近修饰名词Western Hemishpere,逻辑意思不合理。那为什么不能跳跃修饰land呢？为什么不满足就近修饰就要算错呢？作者: 踏雪无痕1989 时间: 2010-10-18 23:24
Byron possessed powers of observationthat would have made him a great anthropologist and that makes his letters as a group the rival of the best novels of the time. that...and that.....两个定语从句跳过obovservation修饰了powers名词，这种情况下虽然that没有就近修饰名词observation,但是这种n. of n.跳跃过名词修饰前面名词时允许的。所以that根据逻辑判断,可以跳跃修饰。
离得越近，修饰越紧密，语义越清晰哈~~作者: 萝小月 时间: 2011-5-2 18:00
Byron possessed powers of observation that would have made him a great anthropologist and that makes his letters as a group the rival of the best novels of the time. 整个句子都是过去时，怎么可以用一般现在时"makes"呢？？