GWD-9-Q1:

A mixture of poems and short fiction, Jean Toomer’s Cane has been called one of the three best novels ever written by Black Americans—the others being Richard Wright, author of Native Son, and Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man.

A.       Black Americans—the others being Richard Wright, author of Native Son, and Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man

B.       Black Americans—including Native Son by Richard Wright and Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

C.       a Black American—including Richard Wright, author of Native Son, and Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man

D.       a Black American—the others being Richard Wright, author of Native Son, and Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man

E.        a Black American—the others being Richard Wright’s Native Son and Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man

争议：

答案为B的：

A、C，前面说的是小说，后面others说的是人

B is the best

C、D、E，a Black American，the other being

D，the orthers being，表达不简洁

答案为E的：

因为E的所有格表述与前面一致

应该理解为：

A mixture of poems and short fiction, Jean Toomer’s Cane written by  a Black American has been called one of the three best novels ever -the others being Richard Wright’s Native Son and Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man