Season 3——manhattan 55 （已点评）

sanlingjie · 发表于 2011-11-22 09:20:47

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55. The bowerbirds of Australia derive their name from the fact that the males build elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs to attract females, decorating them with flowers and other vegetation in a display of courtship.

A the fact that the males build elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs to attract females, decorating them with flowers and other vegetation

B the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs that the males build and decorate with flowers and other vegetation in order to attract females

C the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs, decorated with flowers and other vegetation that the males use to attract females

D the fact that the males build elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs, having decorated them with flowers and other vegetation, to attract females

E the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs that are built by the males and decorated with flowers and other vegetation to attract females

The original sentence contains the pronoun "them" but it is not grammatically clear whether the pronoun's antecedent is "bowers of sticks and twigs" or "females." Logically, we know that the antecedent is "bowers", so we need to find a replacement that makes this clear. Moreover, the bowerbird does not derive its name from the fact that it builds bowers, but from the bowers themselves.

(A) This choice is incorrect as it is the same as the original sentence.

(B) CORRECT. This choice rewrites the sentence to make it clear that the name derives from the bowers and not from the fact of building them, and it also eliminates the pronoun "them" and instead refers to "structures" to make the relationship clear.

(C) This choice does not make it clear that the males build the bowers and decorate them. Instead, it seems to suggest that the bowers exist on their own and that the male uses only the flowers and vegetation to attract females.

(D) This choice uses the phrase "having decorated them" improperly. It is not necessary to use "having" in this context because the sentence describes an ongoing event, not one that occurred in the past.

(E) This choice is in the passive voice, which is not preferable to active voice when a grammatical active version (such as B) is also offered. Moreover, the choice implies that the males only build the bowers. Since the original sentence clearly indicates that the males also decorate the bowers, this choice changes the meaning unacceptably.

CHRISTINE2010 · 发表于 2011-11-22 10:19:34

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A: the fact that没有直接用that 简洁。them的指代对象不清楚，可以指代females，也可以指代bowers。

B: Correct

C: that从句修饰的不清楚，放在vegetation后面，感觉像修饰 vegetation似的，但实际上应该修饰的是bowers。

D: having decorated them中，have been没有必要，这里是陈述事实，应该用一般现在时。

E: 同B相比，that从句中用的被动语态，没有主动语态简洁，而且by the males放在and前面，使得decorate的动作发出者不明确，如果必须用被动的话，得把by the males 放在built and decorated…后面。

laiweizhou · 发表于 2011-11-22 11:56:59

应该是B啊
A in a display of courtship做状语修饰decorating不好。另外derive their name from the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs 逻辑上比较清晰
Bthe males build and decorate 平行
Cdecorated 就近修饰有歧义 to attract 的对象变为vegetation错误
Dhaving decorated 的时态错误，和前面的句子不平行。另外derive their name from the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs 逻辑上比较清晰
E是被动。有点wordy

winghyy · 发表于 2011-11-22 12:08:52

让我很纠结的一题啊~ 纠结在B和E
选B
A，decorating them中them可以指代females或bowers，歧义
B，正确
C，that修饰错误，修饰vegetation
D，having完成时，不准确，这是陈述一个现象。
E，逻辑意思上看，are built by the males，后面的decorate with flowers也是males做的，所以意思被改变了

小疑问：在GMAT中in order to=to，能替换使用？

xeyyxzty · 发表于 2011-11-22 12:47:48

55. The bowerbirds of Australia derive their name from the fact that the males build elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs to attract females, decorating them with flowers and other vegetation in a display of courtship.

A the fact that the males build elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs to attract females, decorating them with flowers and other vegetation
--them歧义，好多复数
B the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs that the males build and decorate with flowers and other vegetation in order to attract females
--in order没有必要吧--right
C the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs, decorated with flowers and other vegetation that the males use to attract females
--that修饰错了
D the fact that the males build elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs, having decorated them with flowers and other vegetation, to attract females
--having done没有意义
E the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs that are built by the males and decorated with flowers and other vegetation to attract females
--and是否会产生歧义？？？不确定

jofre · 发表于 2011-11-22 14:09:52

55. The bowerbirds of Australia derive their name from the fact that the males build elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs to attract females, decorating them with flowers and other vegetation in a display of courtship.
A the fact that the males build elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs to attract females, decorating them with flowers and other vegetation
B the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs that the males build and decorate with flowers and other vegetation in order to attract females
C the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs, decorated with flowers and other vegetation that the males use to attract females
D the fact that the males build elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs, having decorated them with flowers and other vegetation, to attract females
E the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs that are built by the males and decorated with flowers and other vegetation to attract females

纠结，感觉都有错，还是选B吧

A选项：decorating分词逻辑主语可能为the bowerbirds或the males；them语法上指代对象应该和之前的their相同，即为bowerbirds，逻辑上应该是bowers；
B选项：是整个fact而不是the elaborate bowers导致命名；in order to没有to简洁；
C选项：是整个fact而不是the elaborate bowers导致命名；that从句修饰flowers and other vegetation，逻辑错；decorated分词短语在句尾，优先修饰最近名词sticks and twigs，逻辑错；
D选项：分词用having decorated表示decorate动作在build之前，错；them语法上指代对象应该和之前的their相同，即为bowerbirds，逻辑上应该是bowers；to attract females很短，可直接跟在主句后而非放在一段很长的插入语之后；
E选项：that are省略后更简洁；by the males放在decorate前，感觉decorate不是males做的；to attract females修饰对象不清，可能是decorate，可能是build和decorate；主动语态优于被动语态

南瓜0729 · 发表于 2011-11-22 14:33:31

选B
A them指代模糊 decorating修饰模糊
B correct
C that 修饰vegetation 意思改变
D，to attract is awkward. ，having decorated时态不好
E 被动没有主动好

Jane412 · 发表于 2011-11-22 14:34:06

占坑。。

vanchaser · 发表于 2011-11-22 16:12:37

我选B。
A选项的decorating修饰会有歧义，them指代也会有歧义。而且the fact that感觉不对，比如说，“鸟巢”体育馆叫“鸟巢”，是因为体育馆的外形像鸟巢，如果说是因为...这样一个事实，感觉wordy或是unidiom。
C选项 decorated因为前面有了逗号，修饰有歧义，且the males 不是用flowers and other vegetation去吸引女性，而是 the elaborate bowers of sticks and twigs。
D选项the fact that感觉不对，wordy。
E选项的that are应该多余了。

guotonghao123 · 发表于 2011-11-22 16:32:41

这个题应该选 B 吧

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