Although appearing less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year—they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises—heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
132. Although appearing less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year—they are often green and striped, or have plenty of bumps and bruises—heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.
(A) Although appearing less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year
(B) Although heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins
(C) Although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins, heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year
(D) Grown from seeds saved during the previous year, heirloom tomatoes appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins
(E) Heirloom tomatoes, grown from seeds saved during the previous year, although they appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins
这个问题其实之前已经有前辈们问过了,但是其中OG的两个解释还是不甚清晰,所以想请nn们帮忙。
OG中对D的解释:1.Beginning the sentence with the explanatory clause grown from seeds … gives it too much importance. It could be construed as the reason why heirloom tomatoes appear less appetizing, which is contrary to the truth.这句话是什么意思呢? 2. The sentence is also ungrammatical. 为什么说这句话是ungrammatical的呢?grown的这个modifier是不是不能够修饰although+SVO中的主语呢?
1)以Grown from seeds saved during the previous year开头的话,说明的了heirloom tomatoes appear less appetizing是因为Grown from seeds saved during the previous year,但是原意需要的只是用Grown这个clause来解析heirllom tomatoes,不过我觉得这个不算选项硬伤。
2)D中的ungramatical,因为heirloom tomatoes appear less appetizing than most of their round and red supermarket cousins...heirlooms are more flavorful and thus in increasing demand.;两个独立句子连接在一起了,他们之间缺少了连词。这属于D选项的硬伤。
我找到类似的根据了:),在第三点。
Participles can be used as adverb. They can describe: 1)two actions happening at the same time
eg:She sat by the fire reading a book 2)two actions that happen one after another.
eg:Opening his case, he took out a gun.
If it is important to show that the first action is completed before the second action begins, we use the perfect participle.
eg:Having finished lunch, we set off on our journey.
Having had a shower, she got dressed. 3)two actions that happen one because of another.
Being stingy, he never bought anyone a Christmas present.
Not knowing what to do, I waited patiently.