Whereas lines ofcompetition are clearly defined in the more establishedindustries, in the Internet industry they are blurred and indistinct, ascompanies that compete one day may be partners the next.
A. Whereas lines of competition are clearlydefined inthe more established industries, in theInternet industry they are blurred and indistinct, as companies that compete
B. Although the lines of competition areclearly defined in industries that aremore established , they are blurred and indistinct in theInternet industry, as competing companies
C. The lines of competition are clearly definedin the more established industries, unlike the Internet where they are blurredand indistinct, as companies that compete
D. Unlike more established industries, wherethe lines of competition are clearly defined, they are burred and indistinct inthe Internet industry, as companies that compete
E. Unlike more established industries, withclearly defined lines of competition, those of the Internet industry are blurredand indistinct, as competing companies 争议答案处在A和B,GWD答案给的是A
但是我觉得应该选B
我们先不管这两个选项其他的语法点,我比较关心的是"as" 的用法
As 在GMAT后面接名词作介词时(我把正确句子翻了翻),一般表示“in the role of",修饰主语,可以放在句尾,或者主语旁边
在选项A中,as是介词因为后面是名词加定从,这里主句主语是they指代Lines of competition, companies我怎么想也没法修饰到line? 逻辑上我觉得不匹配
而选项B中,as后面接句子作连词,不存在A中的问题,而且competing companies one day may be partners the next (day). 我觉得挺平行的
对于as 的用法比较模糊,请大家指正 |