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1.        To ensure consistently high quality in its merchandise, the chain of retail stores became involved in every aspect of their suppliers’ operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment as well as the profit margins of those suppliers.

(A) their suppliers’ operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment as well as

(B) its suppliers’ operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment as well as

(C) their suppliers’ operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment but also

(D) its suppliers’ operations, dictating not only the number of stitches and the width of the hem in every garment but also（D）

(E) their suppliers’ operations, dictating the number of stitches, the width of the hem in every garment, and

说its指代前面的中心词chain。有chain 的supplier 一说么？　根据句意应该是　retail stores 阿，谁说一定要指代chain拉？ 答案应该是 e 才对啊？我那里错啦？ 　

句子的主语是the chain of retail stores，所以后面的IT逻辑上就是指the chain of retail stores!

其实我们在学英语，不是中文，the chain of retail stores可以became involved in，在英语中为什么就不能the chain of retail stores的supplier 一说了？

和樓主有同樣的疑問，應該是商店的供應商啊？？

我覺得應該選C

chain 【地】 (銀行、劇場、飯店等的)連鎖經營機構,聯號

the chain of retail stores

可以看作是连锁店，当然是单数了

大家有没有注意到未划线部分的To ensure consistently high quality in its merchandise,这里已经提示用its了,所以当然是d了

我也看到這個its暸，起初覺得its和their的指代對象不同，所以沒有影響。

不過現在想想，既然可以說chain的merchandise，那么應該也可以說chain的supplier吧？？

謝謝colacat和charlesbibi！！

chain of retail stores

可以看作一个整体个体

就是连锁零售店整体

嗯，明白暸，謝謝！！