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Great question - 我也记得看到过这条rule,所以一看到你这个问题我也卡住了. 然后我去搜了一下
完整的rule是这样的:
the "rule" is:
* POSSESSIVE NOUN with NON-POSSESSIVE PRONOUN is NOT OK.
BUT
ALL OTHER COMBINATIONS are ok.
i.e.
possessive noun with possessive pronoun is ok.
non-possessive noun with non-possessive pronoun is ok.
non-possessive noun with possessive pronoun is ok.
然后Ron的response是这样的
i've always been been horrified to see this "rule" mentioned in our materials. this post, along with many, many others, is a prime illustration of why.
basically:
* this "rule" has so far been necessary in a grand total of ZERO official problems.
* for every one student who seems to understand the "rule" thoroughly, there are several, such as the poster here, who are confused by it.
we are finally purging this rule completely from the upcoming editions of our verbal materials, but i would imagine that we will continue to have to do this sort of damage control for some time.
what is perhaps most interesting is that gmac itself is starting to distance itself from this rule.
if you look at problem #86 in the FIRST edition verbal supplement (the purple book), the answer key declares, very explicitly, that the pronoun "grammatically ... CANNOT" refer to the possessive noun.
on the other hand, if you open your second edition verbal review (the blue one) to #81, you will find that the explanation has been completely revised -- completely removing all traces of these claims, and replacing them"”eyes darting nervously around the room"”with "grammatically its referent is somewhat unclear".
in other words, even gmac doesn't endorse this "rule" anymore.
ignore.
forever.
所以我想他的建议就是再碰到这种情况,找其他绝对性的错误
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