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小目标750 · 发表于 2018-11-20 18:41:12

Marconi’s conception of the radio was as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation; instead, it is precisely the opposite, a tool for communicating with a large, public audience.

A. Marconi’s conception of the radio was as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation; instead, it is

B. Marconi conceived of the radio as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation, but which is

C. Marconi conceived of the radio as a tool for private conversation that could substitute for the telephone; instead, it has become

D. Marconi conceived of the radio to be a tool for private conversation, a substitute for the telephone, which has become

E. Marconi conceived of the radio to be a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation, other than what it is,

答案是C.

貌似这道题在OG2019已经没有了。

我想请问的是选项C “it”不会有歧义的嫌疑吗？ “it”应该指代的是radio吧？还想问下选项B which为什么不对？which不可以指代radio吗？

希望大神们可以不吝赐教！感谢！

SamKboardW · 发表于 2018-11-20 19:49:16

这里的which指的是telephone, 因为which前面有一个but, 所以是一个平行结构，贴一个Ron的解释：

that choice says "BUT which..."
this means that "which..." is the second part of a parallel structure. the first part of this parallel structure is "a tool for private conversation".
BOTH parts of this parallel structure modify "telephone". (this is how parallel structures work: both/all parts of them MUST have the same grammatical function.)

原帖：https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/forums/marconia-s-conception-of-the-radio-t7377.html

SamKboardW · 发表于 2018-11-20 19:52:49

关于it的问题，那就是Ron提的ambiguous pronoun了:
pronoun ambiguity isn't always -- or even usually -- a fatal error.

原帖：https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/forums/post40400.html#p40400

SamKboardW · 发表于 2018-11-20 19:57:32

但是可以肯定的是GMAC也在不断完善题库，记得Prep有道题:

The decline of the mountain yellow-legged frog in the high reaches of the Sierra Nevada has become severe enough for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service possibly to list it as an endangered species in the near future.

A.severe enough for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service possibly to list it

B.severe enough so that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service may list them

C.severe enough for the animal possibly to be listed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

D.so severe that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service may list the animal

E.so severe that they may be listed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

之前的D选项在十年前（或者更早）最后是list it，现在再做prep就成了the animal，个人猜测也是在eliminate ambiguity吧

小目标750 · 发表于 2018-11-21 16:49:16

SamKboardW 发表于 2018-11-20 19:57
但是可以肯定的是GMAC也在不断完善题库，记得Prep有道题:

The decline of the mountain yellow-legged fro ...

真的很感谢你的回复！

贴一个Ron的解释：
from what we've seen - if you have "which" following "noun1 + preposition + noun2", then "which" can refer to noun1 only if noun2 is grammatically ineligible. otherwise it automatically refers to noun2.

SamKboardW · 发表于 2018-11-21 17:01:20

小目标750 发表于 2018-11-21 16:49
真的很感谢你的回复！

贴一个Ron的解释：

No problem mate

蟹黄味蚕豆 · 发表于 2018-11-22 10:55:24

小目标750 发表于 2018-11-21 16:49
真的很感谢你的回复！

贴一个Ron的解释：

同意！

小陈冲鸭 · 发表于 2018-11-25 10:50:40

SamKboardW 发表于 2018-11-20 19:52
关于it的问题，那就是Ron提的ambiguous pronoun了:
pronoun ambiguity isn't always -- or even usually -- ...

太感谢了！

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