标题: 求教：对preposition+noun+verbing is wrong的理解 [打印本页] 作者: esther小冰 时间: 2012-5-31 13:47 标题: 求教：对preposition+noun+verbing is wrong的理解 题目来自prep08 As the honeybee’s stinger is heavily barbed, staying where it is inserted, this results in the act of stinging causing the bee to sustain a fatal injury.
A. As the honeybee’s stinger is heavily barbed, staying where it is inserted, this results in the act of stinging causing B. As the heavily barbed stinger of the honeybee stays where it is inserted, with the result that the act of stinging causes C. The honeybee’s stinger, heavily barbed and staying where it is inserted, results in the fact that the act of stinging causes D. The heavily barbed stinger of the honeybee stays where it is inserted, and results in the act of stinging causing E. The honeybee’s stinger is heavily barbed and stays where it is inserted, with the result that the act of stinging causes
Ron的解释： first off, the construction (preposition) + NOUN + VERBing is WRONG, unless the preposition refers directly to the NOUN. (that isn't usually the case, so, if you're in doubt, you should strike choices with this sort of construction.)
for instance: i've never heard of bees stinging dogs WRONG. this is not an issue of whether you've heard of bees themselves; it's an issue of whether you've heard of their stinging dogs.
...results in the act of stinging causing... WRONG. this doesn't result in the act of stinging itself; it results in what is caused by the act of stinging.
i have a picture of my cousin playing hockey. CORRECT. this time, the picture is actually of my cousin, so we're good.
therefore, (a) and (d) are wrong because of "...results in the act of stinging causing...".
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the pronoun "this" in (a) doesn't refer to any particular noun. this consideration also kills (a).
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you can't say "the stinger results in...". "results in..." can only be used when it's LITERALLY TRUE. for instance, you could say that the attempt resulted in failure, since the attempt ITSELF ended in failure. if you understand this literal meaning, then it goes without saying that you can't use this sort of construction for physical objects. TAKEAWAY: you can only say "X results in Y" when X is an ACTION. if X is an OBJECT, you can NEVER say that X "results" in anything. this kills choices (c) and (d), in which "stinger" is the subject of the verb "results".
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if you have "preposition + NOUN + VERBing", then "VERBing" is just a modifier, and can be dropped without changing the surrounding grammar. therefore, the sentence should still make sense, in context, if you write it as just "preposition + NOUN", without the "VERBing" modifier. therefore, the sentence at hand can be reduced to "... results in the act of stinging". that's incorrect -- the act of stinging is not the result here; the fact that the stinger is heavily barbed does not cause the actual act of stinging.
go ahead and apply this principle to the examples above:
i've never heard of bees stinging dogs --> i've never heard of bees doesn't make sense anymore. wrong.
..results in the act of stinging causing... --> ..results in the act of stinging doesn't makes sense anymore. wrong.
i have a picture of my cousin playing hockey. --> i have a picture of my cousin. still makes sense, so this one is ok.