关于非限制性定语从句which的指代问题

杀鸡啦 · 发表于 2017-4-6 20:29:59

In attempting to solve the problems caused by a lowering of the price of oil, oil companies operating in the North Sea have taken a variety of approaches, which includes their reducing employment, using new technology to pump oil more efficiently from smaller fields, and finding innovative ways to cut the cost of building and operating platforms.
A. which includes their reducing employment, using new technology to pump oil more efficiently
B. which includes reducing employment, using new technology to be more efficient in pumping oil
C. which include reducing employment, using new technology to pump oil more efficiently
D. which include the reduction of employment, their using new technology to pump oil more efficiently
E. including a reduction of employment, their use of new technology to be more efficient at pumping oil

如题，是楼主在prep08里看到的一道题，答案是C毫无疑问，只是笔记里的解释说，which指代的是 a variety of approaches, 因为 a variety of 的结构的单复数看 of 后跟随的名词，所以include用复数形式。可是which不是修饰离他最近的名词么？那不就应该直接看approaches么~如果下次 a variety of approaches 变成了 the variety of approaches 卤煮就慌了。。。
求各位牛牛解答~O(∩_∩)O谢谢

emmahiggins09 · 发表于 2017-4-7 01:27:24

comma which 如果comma 前是A of B 结构的话可能修饰B 也可能修饰A 也可能修饰 A of B 整体，具体修饰哪个要看which 后面动词的形式和语义来决定。
楼主可以总结下 comma which comma 前的结构：有单一的名词，有介词短语（ in the ....; A of B ) 理出来之后就明白了

杀鸡啦 · 发表于 2017-4-7 09:43:32

emmahiggins09 发表于 2017-4-7 01:27
comma which 如果comma 前是A of B 结构的话可能修饰B 也可能修饰A 也可能修饰 A of B 整体，具体修饰哪个 ...

好的谢谢！

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