a rise in interest rates makes it more expensive for them to be bought on credit
以下是prep08解释:
A. rates和makes主谓不一致;make it more expensive to buy them中them无所指,语法上指代orders,但逻辑上应该指代durable goods (1)
B. correct;从意合角度可看出:rising interest rates与前面的again遥相呼应。因为有again的存在,说明不是一次利率上涨(a rise in interest rates),借此可以排除C,D,E;by on credit固定搭配
C. a rise和make主谓不一致;make it more expensive to buy on credit不如make buying on credit更简洁(2);从意合角度讲rising IRs比a rise in IRs 好
D. a rise和make主谓不一致;从意合角度讲rising IRs比a rise in IRs 好
E. for them to be bought on credit不简洁,被动语态不好,且them指代不清,语法上指代orders,逻辑上指代orders;从意合角度讲rising IRs比a rise in IRs 好。
疑惑:
(1)在manhattan第五章中
Researchers claim to have developed new "nano-papers" incorporating tiny cellulose fibers, which THEY allege give THEM the strength of cast iron
What nouns do they and them refer to? You might assume that they refers to rerearchm (who claim something) and that them refers to new "nano-papers" However, this confusing switch of reference is not permitted by the GMAT
Resolve the confusion by recasting the sentence. One solution is to eliminate they and them altogether
看了些前辈的manhattan SC笔记上的意思是 they 和them在同一个句子中出现就是指代同一个的,所以不理解A选项所谓的语法上指代和逻辑上指代,逻辑上指代能懂应该是说逻辑上说得通,应该是durable goods ,但是语法上是orders是怎么判断的???因为按我这里说的指代同一个的话应该是analysts.
{已解决 看回帖}(2)关于make it more expensive to buy on credit不如make buying on credit更简洁 找到了个帖子:http://forum.chasedream.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=547566&highlight=prep180 这里的解释主要是:
make it possible to do, make it expensice to do
这种表达中的it 都是形式宾语,真正的宾语是to do, ETS也了简洁,把it 都省略了,变成 make doing sth possible; make doing sth expensive.
但是看到了一份baby姐的解释,立刻关于it指代出现三观颠覆的事了http://forum.chasedream.com/thread-649443-1-1.html
baby的解释:
不能理解为指代后面的不定式
....made it difficult to do ... 假如你认为这个it指代后面的"to do"的话,
I found it difficult to apply grammatical principles to a SC problem and to reach the correct answer.
这句话里面it难道该改成them? 因为后面to apply and to reach是两件事情啊!
可是事实上,这个it不能改成them,必须就是it。
一下子推翻了我以前关于形式主语形式宾语的认定,求NN们解释一下。
baby姐补充的解释:典型结构,it不指代任何东西
THE ONLY PRONOUNS ON THE GMAT THAT DON'T HAVE TO STANDFOR NOUNS:
It + description+ that +complete sentence (independent clause)
It + description+ to +verb (infinitive)
It + (TOBE verb) + NOUN + that/who + verb
these "it"s DO NOT have to stand for nouns.
ALL other gmat pronouns must stand for nouns.
FIRST TYPE
It + is obvious + that Medellín will beat Nacional in Wednesday’s game.
It+ has been said + that the moon is made of green cheese.
Johnny found it + counterintuitive + that the GMAT tests exceptions to rules just as often as ittests the rules themselves.
SECOND TYPE
It + is often difficult + to distinguish between a past-tense verb and a pastparticiple.
The rain made it + quite challenging + to drive on the freeway.
THIRD TYPE
It + was my own brother + who committed the crime.