［求助贴］关于that指代问题

Motil · 发表于 2015-5-6 19:39:48

Prep 198. (GWD-18-Q31)

Between 1990 and 2000 the global economy grew more than it did during the 10,000 years from the beginning of agriculture to 1950.

A. Between 1990 and 2000 the global economy grew more than it did during the 10,000 years from the beginning of agriculture
B. Between 1990 and 2000 the growth of the global economy was more than that during 10,000 years, from when agriculture began
这道题的正确选项是A，it指代the global economy，符合逻辑。
但是B选项中的“was more than that”错在哪里我不太懂。Prep解析说that指代错误，它只能指代the growth，而不能指代the growth of the global economy。that为何不能指代整个短语呢？

谢谢各位帮助！爱你们！

zhlili · 发表于 2015-5-6 23:38:00

同学，推荐你看一下Ron的解释：
http://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/forums/between-1990-and-2000-the-global-economy-t8433.html

More specifically, I would like to understand why "this", "that", "these ", and "those" are not carrying the modifiers attached to them?

This is the reason why the pronouns "that" and "those" exist in the first place!
They exist specifically NOT to carry attached modifiers, so that comparisons can be made smoothly.

E.g.,
The government of country X is more stable than that of country Y.
Can't use "it" (which would have to refer to the government of country X).
Hence "that", which is a tool specifically engineered to refer to "the government" WITHOUT the modifier. That's the whole reason why it exists.

Motil · 发表于 2015-5-24 20:44:07

zhlili 发表于 2015-5-6 23:38
同学，推荐你看一下Ron的解释：
http://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/forums/between-1990-and-2000-the-glo ...

同意！

Motil · 发表于 2015-5-24 20:45:57

zhlili 发表于 2015-5-6 23:38
同学，推荐你看一下Ron的解释：
http://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/forums/between-1990-and-2000-the-glo ...

我懂了！解释的非常清楚，感谢万分

))

zhlili · 发表于 2015-5-24 22:17:03

Motil 发表于 2015-5-24 20:45
我懂了！解释的非常清楚，感谢万分))

不用谢，大家共同进步：）

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