标题: whereby用法求问。 [打印本页] 作者: 泾渭不凡 时间: 2012-4-19 11:01 标题: whereby用法求问。 Under a provision of the Constitution that was never applied, Congress has been required to call a convention for considering possible amendments to the document when formally asked to do it by the legislatures of two-thirds of the states. A. was never applied, Congress has been required to call a convention for considering possible amendments to the document when formally asked to do it B. was never applied, there has been a requirement that Congress call a convention for consideration of possible amendments to the document when asked to do it formally C. was never applied, whereby Congress is required to call a convention for considering possible amendments to the document when asked to do it formally D. has never been applied, whereby Congress is required to call a convention to consider possible amendments to the document when formally asked to do so E. has never been applied, Congress is required to call a convention to consider possible amendments to the document when formally asked to do so
正确选项：E
ETS：By introducing the subordinating conjunction whereby, C and D produce sentence fragments. 查了webster 和oxford，都说whereby 是关系副词，也就是=by which。发着个帖子只是为了确认whereby的用法，他可以做连词么？ 谢谢~~~m(_ _)m~~~~~~~作者: babybearmm 时间: 2012-4-19 13:36
http://forum.chasedream.com/GMAT_Preparation/thread-646901-160-1.html
这题，就算whereby做连词，也不make sense.
Under bla bla, SVO.
你不能说： Under bla bla, by which SVO. Under bla bla, and SVO. Under bla bla, thus SVO.作者: 泾渭不凡 时间: 2012-4-19 13:54
In Alexandria, the Ptolemys found a library so as the written remains of Greek literature could be gathered together and systematized. A. so as B. in which C. and D. whereby E. by which
OA: B
OE: "in which" --- the location whereby indicates that the library is ameans of gathering and systematizing, instead of a place where this happens. by which indicates that the library is an agent of gathering and systematizing, which makes no sense.
