定语从句中的跳跃式修饰
小弟在看白勇的语法过程中,碰到这个问题,不知道大家在OG中看到这个问题吗?
例题: When the technique known as gene-splicing was invented in the early 1970’s was feared that scientists might inadvertently create an “ Andromeda strain ,” a microbe never before seen on Earth that might escape from the laboratory and it would kill vast numbers of humans who would have no natural defenses against it.
A. it would kill vast numbers of humans who would have no natural defenses against it
B. it might kill vast numbers of humans with no natural defenses against it
C. kill vast numbers of humans who would have no natural defenses against it
D. kill vast numbers of humans who have no natural defenses against them
E. kill vast numbers of humans with no natural defenses against them
这里的that 从句所引导的句子是修饰a microbe 这样的用法大家觉得在OG中还有其他例子吗??(小弟觉得在OG中这样的例子很少的。)
有时候一不小心就觉得that修饰了Earth。
这句中还有的错误是D和E中的them 指代问题,既然that从句修饰了a microbe 那么them 就不能修饰 microbe 单数名词,而是要用it 来修饰。
D中的who引导的定语从句的语法也不对,应该用过去时态,(因为是in the early 1970’s)
但是还是想问问高手的是如果把E改成 kill vast numbers of humans with no natural defenses against it 是否正确呢?????
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