The electronics company has unveiled what it claims to be the world's smallest network digital camcorder, the length of which is that of a handheld computer, and it weighs less than 11 ounces.
(A) to be the world's smallest network digital camcorder, the length of which is that of a handheld computer, and it weighs
(B) to be the smallest network digital camcorder in the world, which is as long as a handheld computer, weighing
(C) is the smallest network digital camcorder in the world, which is as long as a handheld computer, and it weighs
(D) is the world's smallest network digital camcorder, which is as long as a handheld computer and weighs
(E) is the world's smallest network digital camcorder, the length of which is that of a handheld computer, weighing
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A. the length of the camcorder (which指代) is the length (that指代) of the a handheld computer,逻辑不合理。如句子结构部分的分析,is as long as and weighs同修饰camcorder,应同时被which所引导,在which从句内部。A选项用it而非which指代,导致指代不清,并且使得and it weighs部分脱离从句笼罩,这样产生了and it weighs属于第一层次,与the company has unveiled并列的歧义,且在这种情况下,it优先指代company
B.which指代
C. And it weighs错误同A
D. 正确,Which紧跟在其先行词之后,紧密修饰先行词camcorder;which (camcorder) is … and weighs … 工整平行。
E. the length of A is the length of B,错误同A;weighing的逻辑主语为the length of camcorder逻辑错误
句子结构:the company has unveiled what it claims is the world's smallest network digital camcorder, which is… and weighs… 其中it claims为插入语,对句子结构不产生影响,which引导非限制性定语从句修饰先行词camcorder, 该从句笼罩两个动词 is as long as… and weighs。
考点:逻辑表达(Logical Predication), 句子结构(Grammatical Construction) 在比较两事物的某属性相等或相当时,我们可以使用as…as结构,而使用be动词则是不正确的。A的长度可以"等于"B的长度,但是不能说A的长度"就是"B的长度。长度是分属于两个不同事物(在 本题中为camcorder and computer),是不同的,不能说"is"。使用is造成逻辑含义不合理。该语 法点用中文解释读者可能会难于理解,希望考生能够在英文的语境下体会be动词在此处的含义。which/it等代词指代要求明确清晰,不能出现歧义或逻辑不合理 在复合句中,句子主句与从句层次应该鲜明,含义合理
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1) It claims为插入成分,这一现象大多数考生在此处为第一次遇到,因此很多考生会认为claim的正 确搭配为claim to do something,因而排除BCD选项。实际上is和to be在选项中都是正确的表达: 若为is,可理解为it claims是插入成分;若为to be,则可理解成what it claims to be…这一大家都 很熟悉的表达。此题难度确实比较高,这个考点在此题中起到了不小的迷惑考生的作用。但是, 通过以上各选项的分析不难看出,即使不考虑is和to be的区别,通过其他考点,我们也可以排除 掉ACE。在实际考试中,如果考生遇到不熟悉的考点,尽量不要依据这一单一考点作判断,应比 较选项中的其他差别,综合比较后再做出选择
闹闹的看法: what it claims 是名词从句(nominal relative clause, this kind of clause functions like a noun group), 是 is 的主语。what=the thing(s) which, 后面常跟 be(is or was) "
B选项中weighing的逻辑主语是否有歧义?
我认为没有歧义。weighing的逻辑主语就是which,此题中which指代camcorder。which is as long as a handheld computer, weighing less than 11 ounces.这个结构很明确,weighing做表结果的伴随状语,逻辑主语是which。完全没有weighing less than 11 ounces修饰computer的歧义。如果这有歧义的话,那所有 主谓宾,doing sth 的结构中doing sth的逻辑主语都有歧义了。
weighing less than 11 ounces唯一修饰computer的可能就是把逗号去掉,变成:which is as long as a handheld computer weighing less than 11 ounces. 只要逗号在,就是标准的,doing sth做伴随状语结构。