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The period when the great painted caves at Lascaux and Altamira were occupied by Upper Paleolithic people has been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine are the reason for their decoration,the use to which primitive people put the caves, and the meaning of the magnificently depicted animals.

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发表于 2004-6-4 00:20:00 | 只看该作者

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211. The period when the great painted caves at Lascaux and Altamira were occupied by Upper Paleolithic people has been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine are the reason for their decoration, the use to which primitive people put the caves, and the meaning of the magnificently depicted animals.
(A) has been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine are
(B) has been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine is
(C) have been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine is
(D) have been established by carbon-14 dating, but what is much more difficult to determine are
(E) are established by carbon-14 dating, but that which is much more difficult to determine is

The best answer is B. But I donot agree. I think that "what is much more difficult to determine is "should be "what are much more difficult to determine are", since three things-- the reason, the use and the meaning are difficult to determine. So, no answer is correct. Who would like to explain more to me? Thank you for your help.

沙发
发表于 2004-6-4 06:28:00 | 只看该作者

名词性从句做主语,谓语通常为单数。

比如:What I am most interested in is American movies.

但是,OG211也可被改为‘what are much more difficult to determine are’,因为这个选择没有出现在选项中,所以B是优选;另外,从本题看来,ETS更倾向于用单数。

板凳
发表于 2004-6-4 13:01:00 | 只看该作者

http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?BoardID=23&ID=5847

以下是引用vincent0330在2004-6-1 23:41:00的发言:

啥?! 你说的主系表倒装我不太懂你的意思.....

OG211解释:

Two instances of subject-verb agreement must be observed in this sentence: The period... has been established and what is much more difficult to determine... is. Both clauses have singular subjects and must have singular verbs.

也就是说ETS认为 What is difficult to understand 是singular subjects, 所以后面接singular verbs

地板
发表于 2005-5-18 09:21:00 | 只看该作者
冒昧的问下大家,有没有见过what are...做主语的呢? 比如说what are difficult to understand,这时还是当作单数主语吗?
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发表于 2005-6-24 10:18:00 | 只看该作者
隔了一个多月了,再顶
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发表于 2005-7-23 09:22:00 | 只看该作者

有没有见过what are...做主语的呢? 比如说what are difficult to understand,这时还是当作单数主语吗?


请NN作答

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发表于 2005-7-31 23:20:00 | 只看该作者
以下是引用LES在2004-6-1 15:16:00的发言:
XDF说:













What 引导的名词性从句做主语-主句谓语动词由 be 动词后的名词决定。
What 在句中做主语:What is… is…. / What are … are…
e.g. What is difficult to understand is A.What are difficult to understand are A and B.
What 在句中做宾语:What I want is A.What I want are A and B.

LES NN的文章,不过很想问 What are difficult to understand are A and B.这是确定的形式吗?


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发表于 2005-9-15 23:05:00 | 只看该作者
我觉得没有啊,好奇怪阿,what are.....are......
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发表于 2006-8-6 16:29:00 | 只看该作者

what is difficult to determine is A=the thing that is difficult to determine is A.

是不是这样看, 就不可能用are了啊?

这样XDF的怎么理解啊?

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发表于 2008-4-18 01:32:00 | 只看该作者
关于此题,想再确认一下。因为前辈们说到的XDF的原则和此题答案不符。以下两位NN的说法,到底哪个在GMAT考试里面更正确??谢谢了。

以下是引用LES在2004-6-1 15:16:00的发言:

XDF说:

    
            
            
        
                
            
                
            
                
            
                
What 引导的名词性从句做主语-主句谓语动词由 be 动词后的名词决定。
What 在句中做主语:What is… is…. / What are … are…
e.g. What is difficult to understand is A.What are difficult to understand are A and B.
What 在句中做宾语:What I want is A.What I want are A and B.
以下是引用rt316在2004-6-4 6:28:00的发言:

名词性从句做主语,谓语通常为单数。

比如:What I am most interested in is American movies.

但是,OG211也可被改为‘what are much more difficult to determine are’,因为这个选择没有出现在选项中,所以B是优选;另外,从本题看来,ETS更倾向于用单数。

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