求问ron讲座关于which modifier的一道题

水蜜桃哥哥 · 发表于 2017-8-23 10:16:41

In the past several years, astronomers have detected more than 80 massive planets, most of
them as large or larger than Jupiter, Which circle other stars.
A: most of them as large or larger than Jupiter, which circle
B: most of them as large or larger than Jupiter and circling
C: most of them at least as large as Jupiter, circling (Correct)
D: mostly at least as large as Jupiter, which circle
E: mostly as large or larger than Jupiter, circling

1、我知道了A中的which不能指代80planets了，ron说它是指代Jupiter所以这里用复数不对
想问A中的which可不可以是指代most of them？如果不可以，为什么？

emmahiggins09 · 发表于 2017-8-23 11:13:07

comma which 指代 comma 前的名词，在少数情况下可以跳跃过介词短语指代介词短语之前的名词。

A 中 which 指代Jupiter 所以RON说后面的circle 是复数是不对的。

水蜜桃哥哥 · 发表于 2017-8-23 11:19:44

emmahiggins09 发表于 2017-8-23 11:13
comma which 指代 comma 前的名词，在少数情况下可以跳跃过介词短语指代介词短语之前的名词。

A 中 which ...

是的，我懂RON的意思，就是which不能跳过most of them as large or larger than Jupiter这个modifier去修饰planets
我的问题是which可不可以修饰most of them啊？

水蜜桃哥哥 · 发表于 2017-8-23 11:21:40

emmahiggins09 发表于 2017-8-23 11:13
comma which 指代 comma 前的名词，在少数情况下可以跳跃过介词短语指代介词短语之前的名词。

A 中 which ...

或者说如果这句话是In the past several years, astronomers have detected more than 80 massive planets, most of them in blahblah， Which circle other stars.
那么这个which怎么去判断修饰的是planets 还是 most of them呢？

emmahiggins09 · 发表于 2017-8-23 11:21:45

水蜜桃哥哥发表于 2017-8-23 11:19
是的，我懂RON的意思，就是which不能跳过most of them as large or larger than Jupiter这个modifier去修 ...

不可以， RON说过 comma which 指代 comma 前的最近的名词

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