10. For almost a hundred years after having its beginning in 1788, England exiled some 160,000 criminals to Australia.
(A) For almost a hundred years after having its beginning in 1788
(B) Beginning in 1788 for a period of a hundred years
(C) Beginning a period of almost a hundred years, in 1788
(D) During a hundred years, a period beginning in 1788(E)
(E) Over a period of a hundred years beginning in 1788
OG:Choice D is awkward and unidiomatic, and nonsensically suggests that a hundred years is defined as a period beginning in 1788.
OG对D的解释是什么意思?是说“所有的a hundred years”都是“beginning in 1788”的吗?
而且,E答案中用现在分词beginning in 1788修饰a hundred years,我记得论坛上有讨论说现在分词的修饰是非限定性的,即指所修饰的词的全体,如果是这样的话,E答案从意思上不也是说不通的吗?
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