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作者: juliaPL    时间: 2004-10-12 09:11
标题: GWD 13-30 并非重复发问

Q30:


For the first time in the modern era, non-Hispanic Whites are officially a minority in California, which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly there-quarters only a decade ago.




  • which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters only a decade ago

  • which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from a decade ago, when it was nearly three-quarters

  • and that amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from a decade ago, when they were nearly three-quarters

  • amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters a decade ago

  • amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from what it was a decade ago by nearly three-quarters


  • 这道题大家的公论是D, 可是我有一个问题不明白,就是原题干中有only, 为什麽要省略掉呢,似乎按照GMAT的原则如果副词不是特别有问题,不该省略的呀


    作者: LES    时间: 2004-10-12 16:03

    呵呵,Julia mm问了一个好问题!偶以前还真从没发现这个问题。

    不过only的位置改变是完全可以的,这可以从大全里的许多例题中得到验证。

    至于only可否省略不是太确认,但是which不可以指代整个句子却是可以用来当公理的。请参考OG49的解释。

    由排除绝对错误原则,可以排除A选项。那么剩下来的选项都是没有ONLY的。


    作者: jessybright    时间: 2004-11-21 15:23

    为什么说A中的which是指代整个句子,我觉得which是指代a minority


    作者: joe11    时间: 2004-11-21 23:02

    which 指代整个句子,是根据句意理解的。不是指代minority

    only 强调副词,至于其是否省略,要根据其作用而定。

    down from ... 本来就是一分句,不是主要成分,所以only在其中的作用也有限,仅是强调时间壮语而已。

    所以,是否强调from a decade ago 没有显著区别。

    然而,如果 only 放在主句中,就不能忽视了。如:

    non-hispanic whites are officially minority Only in california.

    此时,答案中 only 不但要出现,还要保持修饰对象不变。


    作者: scorpio0001    时间: 2005-3-25 21:05
    问得仔细,答得妙。受益匪浅。
    作者: Maggiewjy    时间: 2005-4-27 22:49
    up
    作者: anyname    时间: 2005-4-28 14:03

    In A, "which" 修饰混淆;另外,nearly three-quarters only a decade ago中的only会不会混淆成修饰three-quarters呢?这种夹心修饰,是不是去掉也好?


    作者: gigiga0118    时间: 2005-8-13 13:32

    關於這題


    我實在不懂後面down from的結構


    可以視做同位結構去補充說明前面的less than half the population嗎???


    這樣會不會造成句意不清楚的問題???



    作者: dreamerps    时间: 2005-10-10 12:28
    以下是引用joe11在2004-11-21 23:02:00的发言:

    which 指代整个句子,是根据句意理解的。不是指代minority


    only 强调副词,至于其是否省略,要根据其作用而定。


    down from ... 本来就是一分句,不是主要成分,所以only在其中的作用也有限,仅是强调时间壮语而已。


    所以,是否强调from a decade ago 没有显著区别。


    然而,如果 only 放在主句中,就不能忽视了。如:


    non-hispanic whites are officially minority Only in california.


    此时,答案中 only 不但要出现,还要保持修饰对象不变。



    又学到了一个新知识~~
    作者: oceanalma    时间: 2005-10-10 19:10
    很想知道

    1. amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters a decade ago

    中的down.......是什么成份,amounting.....是伴随,好像这个down也是个伴随吗,怎么连个伴随,好不惯阿



    请指教


    作者: carcar    时间: 2005-10-17 06:10
    还是不明白,which为什么不是指minority?????根据句意,,which就是指代non-Hispanic Whites 。即a minority...
    作者: Febby1984    时间: 2005-12-5 13:59
    以下是引用anyname在2005-4-28 14:03:00的发言:

    In A, "which" 修饰混淆;另外,nearly three-quarters only a decade ago中的only会不会混淆成修饰three-quarters呢?这种夹心修饰,是不是去掉也好?


    强烈同意


    [此贴子已经被作者于2005-12-5 14:01:08编辑过]

    作者: angeliana    时间: 2005-12-7 17:58
    以下是引用oceanalma在2005-10-10 19:10:00的发言:
    很想知道


    1. amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters a decade ago

    中的down.......是什么成份,amounting.....是伴随,好像这个down也是个伴随吗,怎么连个伴随,好不惯阿



    请指教


    up...


    作者: amy9301    时间: 2005-12-12 23:20

    作者: afei    时间: 2005-12-13 22:25
    以下是引用Febby1984在2005-12-5 13:59:00的发言:


    强烈同意



    同问。


    作者: pineappleli    时间: 2005-12-14 13:47

    到底是D还是E嘛,越看越糊涂!!



    作者: LunarLin    时间: 2006-3-9 23:19
    以下是引用jessybright在2004-11-21 15:23:00的发言:

    为什么说A中的which是指代整个句子,我觉得which是指代a minority


    我也觉得是A. 看了那么多讨论,没人可以说服为什么which不能直接就近指代a minority. 而且保留ONLY 也是一个正确答案判断标志,无原无故不应该随便去掉吧...


    作者: mejor    时间: 2006-6-30 11:24
    only的知识点又补上了,谢谢。
    作者: singledream    时间: 2006-7-17 11:36
    up!
    作者: hhdty    时间: 2007-4-26 15:21
    以下是引用oceanalma在2005-10-10 19:10:00的发言:
    很想知道
    1. amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters a decade ago

    中的down.......是什么成份,amounting.....是伴随,好像这个down也是个伴随吗,怎么连个伴随,好不惯阿

    请指教

    继续up


    作者: 芷萱85    时间: 2007-5-2 18:04
    支持A
    作者: xiaxiagmat    时间: 2007-8-13 21:02
    用google搜到的近似这句话的原文,出自一则新闻报道:For the first time in the modern era, non- Hispanic
    whites are officially a minority in California, amounting to a little
    less than half the population of the most populous state, compared with
    nearly three-quarters only a decade ago, according to census figures
    released today.

    我想A错在amounts,应为amount.似乎逻辑which的先行词应该是
    non- Hispanic
    whites。像which这样总容易犯指代不清毛病的,最好就用分词作定语吧

    作者: missilezy    时间: 2007-8-13 22:27
    标题: 同意
    以下是引用anyname在2005-4-28 14:03:00的发言:

    In A, "which" 修饰混淆;另外,nearly three-quarters only a decade ago中的only会不会混淆成修饰three-quarters呢?这种夹心修饰,是不是去掉也好?

    同意


    作者: eileenmu木    时间: 2008-2-16 13:20
    以下是引用oceanalma在2005-10-10 19:10:00的发言:
    很想知道
    1. amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters a decade ago

    中的down.......是什么成份,amounting.....是伴随,好像这个down也是个伴随吗,怎么连个伴随,好不惯阿

    请指教

    同问,请指教!!!谢谢!!!
    作者: casforain    时间: 2008-9-17 16:40
    我完全因为only坚定地排除了D而选了A。而且在which/amounting的问题上,我仔细研究了下,认为A里的which跳跃修饰了a minority.

    For the first time in the modern era, non-Hispanic Whites are officially a minority in California, which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters only a decade ago.

    我认为,如果没有这个the state的出现,那么which就可能修饰a minority又可能修饰California。但是有了这个the state,可以确定which是跳跃修饰a minority。

    我们试将which替换为California:


    For the first time in the modern era, non-Hispanic Whites are officially a minority in California, California amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters only a decade ago.

    “California amounts to a little less than half the population of the state”明显不通。所以which在这里跳跃修饰a minority是绝对成立的。

    ---------------
    但看了前人的讨论,觉得only确实可以既修饰three-quaters,又可以修饰a decade ago。 但也没必要删除吧。。。。。。。。。


    作者: casforain    时间: 2008-9-21 16:47
    最近在prep看到一道题,类似于这个的结果,说in California是修饰核心词的,所以which可以跳跃修饰a minority

    作者: susanxu9    时间: 2008-10-2 15:35
    以下是引用oceanalma在2005-10-10 19:10:00的发言:
    很想知道
    1. amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters a decade ago

    中的down.......是什么成份,amounting.....是伴随,好像这个down也是个伴随吗,怎么连个伴随,好不惯阿

    请指教

    时隔三年,同问此惑...

    UP...


    作者: wwzzxx    时间: 2009-2-8 06:02
    删除原句中修饰不清的词,这样也可以的。。。。。。受教了。
    作者: blackTshirt    时间: 2009-7-10 21:24
    以下是引用oceanalma在2005-10-10 19:10:00的发言:
    很想知道
    1. For the first time in the modern era, non-Hispanic Whites are officially a minority in California, amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters a decade ago.

    中的down.......是什么成份,amounting.....是伴随,好像这个down也是个伴随吗,怎么连个伴随,好不惯阿

    请指教

    个人观点:

    我觉得down from nearly three-quaters a decade ago, 也是伴随修饰主句中的are,逻辑主语是non-Hispanic Whites. 在连接非完整主谓(即主语)时,and不是必须的。

    例如:GWD3-Q39Minivans, carrying as many as seven passengers, compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less get better gas mileage, allow passengers to get in and out more easily, and have a smoother ride.加粗部分都是修饰Minivans,但是并没有连词and。

    所以and不是检验非完整主谓结构并列的绝对标准。

    open to discuss.


    作者: lyqing    时间: 2009-7-20 12:48
    奇怪,怎么搜索到的都看不多回复阿,哪里要设置吗?
    作者: haoweinano    时间: 2011-5-28 21:37
    在本句的逻辑意思中,which是应该指non-Hispanic Whites的,因为这些人才能amount to 的,而a minority 是不可以amount to的。而ABC中which后面都是amounts,所以主谓不一致,若指代a minority意思又不对,所以只能在DE里选。
    作者: 糊涂的小黑    时间: 2011-5-28 22:29
    从句和分词,都好容易有争论啊,这个学习了。
    作者: thunder079    时间: 2011-10-13 06:26
    以下是引用oceanalma在2005-10-10 19:10:00的发言:
    很想知道
      amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters a decade ago
    中的down.......是什么成份,amounting.....是伴随,好像这个down也是个伴随吗,怎么连个伴随,好不惯阿

    请指教
    时隔三年,同问此惑...
    UP...
    -- by 会员 susanxu9 (2008/10/2 15:35:00)



    akshayanand05 wrote:
    Sorry for touching this long discussed thread again.

    Had a question about the antecedent of the last modifier (down from what it was a decade ago by nearly three-quarters). Is this modifier an absolute phrase or an appositive ?


    it's neither; "down" is an adjective, so it's ... um ... an adjective modifier.
    i don't actually know whether it's really called that (dirty secret: i hardly know any grammatical names at all, unless i google them before posting), but it works in the same way as other modifiers that start with adjectives.  these are somewhat flexible and can  modify either the subject of the sentence or a noun that's closer, depending on context.

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