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为何下面两题一个是a proportion of women work, 一个是a group of scientists was able? 到底 a variety of / a body of / a collection of / an arrary of / a series of / a set of/ a portion of/ a group of/ a constellation of/ a team of ”作主语后面谓语用什么形式?
1. In Hungary, as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of which are in middle management and light industry. A. as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of which are in B. as with much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, many in C. as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of them in D. like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, and many are (C) E. like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many are in
2. After determining the levels of calcium carbonate and the types of fossilized algae present in core samples taken from the bottom of Lake Titicaca in the Andes, a group of scientists was able to reconstructthe history of precipitation in tropical South America over the past 25,000years. (A)the types of fossilized algae present in core samples taken from the bottom of Lake Titicaca in the Andes, a group of scientists was able (B)the types of fossilized algae that are present in core samples taken from the bottom of Lake Titicacain the Andes, it was possible for a group of scientists (C)the types of fossilized algae that had been present in core samples taken from the bottom of LakeTiticaca in the Andes, that made it possible for a group of scientists (D)what types of fossilized algae had been present in core samples taken from the bottom of Lake Titicacain the Andes, it was possible for a group of scientists (E)what the types of fossilized algae were that were present in core samples taken from the bottom of Lake Titicaca in the Andes, a group of scientists was able
我想了想,是不是这样? a group of scientist是主语本身,在句子里可以用this group or that group来指代它;同类的包括a team of, a body of, a collection of, an array of, a set of , a series of,a constellation of . 事物可以以这些词本身成集合。
例1.(OG-88 ) Thelonious Monk, who wasa jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted in the stride-piano tradition of Willie (TheLion) Smith and Duke Ellington, yet in many ways he stood apart from the mainstream jazz repertory. A. Thelonious Monk, who was a jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted B. Thelonious Monk, the jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work that was rooted both C. Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, who produced a body of work rooted D. Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work that was rooted (D) E. Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work rooted both
例2 Although the vast constellation of small islands that dot the South Pacific has apopulation of only a few million people, it is home to about a sixth of the world's 6,000 or so languages.
(A)Pacific has a population of only a few million people, it is (B)Pacific has a population of only a few million people, they are (C)Pacific is populated by a only a few million people, and it is (D)Pacific, having a population of only a few million people, is nonetheless (E)Pacific, populated by only a few million people, yet they are
而比如像a number of remedies是指有很多remedies, 在句子里不可以用this number or that number 来指代它,换句话说,a number of 是修饰成分(事物不以number本身为集合)。和a number of remedies一样的也包括a proportion of women, a proportion of是修饰成分,不可以被指代,被指代的只能是women. 类似的也包括a variety of。(不过个人觉得这个proportion不是很好区分辨认的,请NN们指教!)
例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
另,插播一个疑问,为何OG-88题a body of work里面的work是单数?不是音乐作品吗?不应该是复数吗? |
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