长句疑问解释,谢谢!

MESBIC’s are the result of the belief that providing

established firms with easier access to relevant manage-

ment techniques and more job-specific experience, as

well as substantial amounts of capital, gives those firms

a greater opportunity to develop sound business founda-

tions than does simply making general management

experience and small amounts of capital available.

1. 此句中,为什么are the result, be动词用复数的are, 但是主语跟后面的宾语都是单数.

2. as well as 后面的动词是只根据离它最近的名词单复数形式来确定其单复数,而不是根据前面整个句子的么?所以这里不用复数?

3. 为什么dose simply making but not does simply make?

拜托高手指点,感激不尽!

1.N'S表示复数的形式是可能的。我记得有一道语法题是CEO'S表示复数概念。

所以MESBIC'S：Minority Enterprise Small Business Investment Company 表示复数是可以接受的

2.as well as 用逗号隔开，是插入语成分，谓语单复数看主句的主语

3.与simply making比较的对象是 providing established firms with easier access to relevant manage-

ment techniques and more job-specific experience, as well as substantial amounts of capital。所以应该用分词形式对称

非常感谢楼上的清晰解释!

不过不晓得为什么第一个用result 而不是results?

而最后那部分要加does 而不直接用making general management来跟前面并列呢?