P1,135,(PREP 语法笔记,Findjuhl,2007 年7 月27版）

135. (31742-!-item-!-188;#058&004710)
At one time, the majestic American chestnut was so prevalent that it was said a squirrel could jump
from tree to tree without once touching the ground between New York State and Georgia.
(A) so prevalent that it was said a squirrel could
(B) so prevalent that a squirrel was said that it could

(A) 正确，that后跟从句表示结果；it was said…中的it是形式主语。
(B) a squirrel was said that…被动语态的表达不如主动更明确。

我疑问是：it was said…中的it是形式主语，那宾语部分是否应该为to do sth 或者 that形式？既此处应该是it was said that a squirrel could，所以我选了B

我當初作此題也有這個疑問～不過我還是咬牙選了A

在這種情況下,say當作及物動詞後接名詞，that可以省略

所以it was said that或 It was said都是對的

引导词的补出或没有只能判断优选，不能判断必错

谢谢