大全57题疑问

大全987-57.    Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.

(A) Added to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.

(B) Added to the increase in hourly wages which had been requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.

(C) The railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits added to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July.

(D) In addition to the increase in hourly wages that were requested last July, the railroad employees are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.（E）

(E) In addition to the increase in hourly wages requested last July, the employees of the railroad are now seeking an expanded program of retirement benefits.

答案为什么是E而不能是D呢？D中的定语从句为什么只能理解成修饰increase而不能是wages呢？又是怎么看出来修饰哪个的呢？that引导的定从不应该是就近修饰吗？

根据逻辑意思，wages不会是last July被要求的，肯定是increase被要求。

that引导的从句确实就近修饰了，所以错了。。。

Choice D lacks agreement(increase…were).