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11. Based on accounts of various ancient writers, scholars have painted a sketchy picture of the activities of an all-female cult that, perhaps as early as the sixth century B.C., worshipped a goddess known in Latin as Bona Dea, "the good goddess."

(A)  Based on accounts of various ancient writers

(B)  Basing it on various ancient writers' accounts

(C)  With accounts of various ancient writers used for a basis

(D)  By the accounts of various ancient writers they used

(E)   Using accounts of various ancient writers

In choice A, the introductory clause beginning Based on modifies scholars, the noun that immediately follows it: in other words, A says that scholars were based on the accounts of various ancient writers. Choice B is awkward and impre­cise in that the referent for the pronoun it is not immediately clear. C and D are also wordy and awkward, and in D By the accounts... they used is an unidiomatic and roundabout way of saying that scholars used me accounts. E, the best choice, is clear and concise; it correctly uses a present participle (or "-ing" verb) to introduce the modifier describing how the scholars worked.

这里的A总是犯迷糊。。。哪位能解释一下

on acccount of的用法

和based on的用法吗。。

A is obviously not correct by indicate "scholars were based on..)

B will be a backup choice if it deos not contain "it"

The explainations are quite clear.

请问acccounts of在这什么意思呢？

这道题目还是不太清楚