问两个it指代的题

It的指代问题（蓝P84 Q1，P89，Q18）

1.According to some analysts, whatever its merits,the proposal to tax away all capital gains on short-term investments would, if enacted, have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment.

A. its merits,the proposal to tax

B.its merits may be, the proposal of taxing

C.its merits as a proposal,taxing

D.the proposal `s merits, to tax

E.the proposal`s merits are, taxing

According to the Business Bureau, if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it violates the New York Consumer Protection Law.

A.      if you fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as that of the lowest, it

B.      if one fail to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest price, it

C.     failure to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest

D.     failure to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as the lowest

E.      failing to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as that of the lowest

忘了说答案了。。

Answers: A.B

问题在于第一题中的IT出现在前面，不会产生指代不明的问题吗？第二题的指代就更离谱了，前面有N个名词被他指啊，况且it还是指代前面的整一个事的。。。

牛牛们指教

我觉得第一题应该选B，its应该是修饰proposal吧

第二题我觉得选A，B里面不是应该one fail(s)吗？

大家讨论下

呵呵，谢谢iamhere啦！可是正确答案是A和B，觉得有点奇怪。

对于第一题，之前上XDF时记得听老师说it放在所指代词的前面会产生指代歧义云云，结果一上来就把ABC给杀了。。。至今不明所以。。。至于第二题，it放在一大堆名词后面，而且还表示对前面整一事件的指代，这样可以吗？

指代不清的问题比较复杂,不能一概而论

我这里有个方法,当有指代不清的嫌疑时,看该代词能不能指代离它最近的那个单词,如果指代没有问题,就不能说这个代词指代不清

its就近指代proposal,没有问题

注意:whatever its merits=whatever its merits are

谢谢楼上的NN啦，受益受益！！终于明白了，之前也是觉得whatever那里怪怪的。。。。多谢指出！

不过对于第二题的it还是不明白哦，也不能就近指代啊。。。还请指正

第二题我选C

B选项,it没有指代, the lowest price中的price多余,而且句子结构笨拙,复杂,显然没有C好

对了，还有个问题，为什么第一题不可以选E的呢？

According to some analysts, whatever the proposal`s merits are, taxing away all capital gains on short-term investments would, if enacted, have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment.有问题吗？

是呀，我也选C了，但答案是B，极度郁闷。。。。

当蓝书印错好了，嘿嘿。。。

谢谢GG！

原句的主语是proposal,E的主语是taxing,改变了原句的意思