在prep2008中Practice Test2 168题中The first shots of the American Revolution, fired at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, were, according to legend, heard around the world, but news of these shots, which were sent by swift messenger, took four days in reaching New York City as well as another additional eleven days to reach Charleston, South Carolina.
B选项shots that was sent by swift messenger took four days in order to reach New York City, and also another eleven days
作者的解释是用了限定性定语从句修饰news,意思就是“信使所遣送的射击”,错误 即 that修饰了介词of后面的shots,非news。 但在171题中Marconi's conception of the radio was as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation; instead, it is precisely the opposite, a tool for communicating with a large, public audience.
C选项 Marconi conceived of the radio as a tool for private conversation that could substitute for the telephone; instead, it has become 作者解释是 That跳跃修饰a tool(定语从句的引导词指代是可以根据逻辑跳跃不复杂的介宾短语)由于介词词组要紧跟其修饰对象,避免产生歧义,就把that从句放后面 所以我很疑惑,that究竟是应该就是核心词还是就近修饰。求NN指点。- - 另外我对限制性和非限制级从句不是很明白,求指点啊。