GWD 3-39 讨论

Q39:

The greatest road system built in the Americas prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus was the Incan highway, which, over 2,500 miles long and extending from northern Ecuador through Peru to Southern Chile.

1. Columbus was the Incan highway, which, over 2,500 miles long and extending
2. Columbus was the Incan highway, over 2,500 miles in length, and extended
3. Columbus, the Incan highway, which was over 2,500 miles in length and extended
4. Columbus, the Incan highway, being over 2,500 miles in length, was extended
5. Columbus, the Incan highway was over 2,500 miles long, extending

   Answer: E

我选的c 大家讨论下这道题错在哪?

in lenth?

选E。

C－原句意思中心应该在长度上，而不是从哪里延伸到哪里，所以不应该把over。。。放于定语从句的位置。另外，and 后面的从句也容易被误解为定语从句的内容。