According to analysts, an alliance between three major personal computer companies and most of the nation's largest local telephone companies would enable customers to receive Internet data over regular telephone lines with speeds much higher than is currently possible.
In no other historical sighting did Halley’s comet cause such a worldwide sensation as did its return in 1910-1911.
A.did its return in 1910-1911
B.had its 1910-1911 return
C.in its return of 1910-1911
D.its return of 1910-1911 did
E.its return in 1910-1911
这道题在prep里答案是C,但在GWD里答案是A,我觉得两个都有道理,求NN给个解答 According to analysts, an alliance between three major personal computer companies and most of the nation’s largest local telephone companies would enable customers to receive internet data over regular telephone lines with speeds much higher than is currently possible.
According to analysts, an alliance between three major personal computer companies and most of the nation’s largest local telephone companies would enable customers to receive Internet data over regular telephone lines with speeds much higher than is currently possible. A. with speeds much higher than is is - singular verb. Speeds - plural subject.
B. with speeds that are much higher than are that are is redundant (that = speed). Moreover, Companies receive data at speeds ... They received us with open arms.
C. at much higher speeds as are higher....than is correct; higher ...as is not correct.
D. at much higher speeds than that A verb is required after than to support the phrase 'currently possible' and it should be plural. That would not help in this case.