As rainfall began to decrease in the Southwest about the middle of the twelfth century, most of the Monument Valley Anasazi abandoned their homes to join other clans whose access to water was less limited.
As rainfall began to decrease in the Southwest about the middle of the twelfth century, most of the Monument Valley Anasazi abandoned their homes to join other clans whose access to water was less limited.
(A) whose access to water was less limited
(B) where there was access to water that was less limited
(C) where they had less limited water access
(D) with less limitations on water access
(E) having less limitations to water access
C的解释说less limited water access is awkward为什么呀
B 错在that was是that be结构,wordy
C. 两个名词同时出现的时候,n1 + prep. + n2 >> n2 + n1
也就是说access to water 远远优于water access
less access to water 很明确表达了less的是access
而less water access,less可以修饰water,也可以修饰access
另外一题的例子是:some food allergy
some可以修饰food,也可以修饰allergy,那你到底是想说一些食物呢?还是想说一些过敏呢?
最好就是改为allergy to some food,明显就是在说allergy啦!
DE. 用的名词,不如v.好
并且,limitations有s,证明是可数名词,应该用fewer不用less