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标题: 请教大全664题 关于比较级的问题 困惑了很久 求各位指教~~ [打印本页]

作者: cutenancymyn    时间: 2011-3-7 23:09
标题: 请教大全664题 关于比较级的问题 困惑了很久 求各位指教~~
Some psychiatric studies indicate that among distinguished artists the rates of manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times as prevalent as in the population at large.
(A) the rates of manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times as prevalent as in
(B) the rates of manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times more prevalent than in
(C) the rates of manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times more prevalent when compared to
(D) manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times as prevalent when compared to
(E) manic depression and major depression are ten to thirteen times more prevalent than in

根据曼哈顿语法P257页,比较级不能使用:A ..times 比较级 than...这种用法。此题答案为E。困惑了很久~~~~~~~~求解释~~~~~~~~~
作者: 毛毛carina    时间: 2011-3-7 23:38
要注意,manhattan里也提到了GMATl里曾经出现这样的用法,也就是说在某些时候,这个用法是允许的

所以这个是effectiveness的问题,不是绝对错误的用法。

而这道题,A,B,C选项很明显的逻辑错误,the rates 不能用prevalent形容,只能是disease 做主语。

D选项 as ……as结构不完整,肯定也不对,所以E就是这里的最佳答案
作者: cutenancymyn    时间: 2011-3-8 00:04
明白了~~~多谢斑竹~~~~~~~~




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