C选项中,brightening修饰的是cloud吧,OG上说The cloud triggered a large storm, whose consequences were the brightening of the Northern Lights and the possible knocking out of a satellite. 觉得逻辑错误啊。怎么解释,NN? -- by 会员 liliannechang (2012/10/7 9:55:52)
nope
you do not understand the use of “comma+ving” as adverbial modifier;the explanation given by OG is obscured here
the "comma + ing" modifiershould only be used when: (A) it MODIFIES THE ENTIRE ACTION of the preceding clause, and it APPLIESTO THE SUBJECT of that clause;
AND
(B) one of the following is true: (1) the "ing" action is SIMULTANEOUS with, and SUBORDINATEto, the main action; - i ran down the sidewalk, flapping my arms wildly (2) the "ing" action is a DIRECT AND IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCE ofthe main action. - i got a 100 on the most recent exam, bringing my average up to 91
since COMMA + -ING clauses are automatically attributed to the SUBJECTof the preceding clause, this modifies the moon. as it clearly should, in context.
also note that it applies not only to that subject, but to the entireaction of that clause (this is what makes it "adverbial").
here,brighten is actually modifying the preceding clause, indicating the consequence of the clause “.an expanding cloud of energized particles ejected from the Sun recently triggered a large storm in the magnetic field that surrounds Earth” |