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GWD-12-Q31:
Emily Dickinson’s letters to Susan Huntington Dickinson were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumbering her letters to anyone else.
A. Dickinson were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumbering
B. Dickinson were written over a period that begins a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ended shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumber
C. Dickinson, written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and that ends shortly before Emily’s death in 1886and outnumbering
D. Dickinson, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother, ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, and outnumbering
E. Dickinson, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumber
Answer:  e
请问这题为什么选e不选a呢？
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A单纯从语法角度看似乎也可以，但从意思上讲，显然E更好

这题考的是对主句和从句的选择能力。两件事情，该选哪个做主句更好呢？
首先从意思上讲，分词短语作伴随状语，其意思应该和主句练习密切
但如果选A，outnumbering...这个分词短语意思和主句就有点远了
其次，英语忌讳头重脚轻，就算要把were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886这个成分作为主句部分，也要把outnumbering引导的分词短语放到前面来，变成
Emily Dickinson’s letters to Susan Huntington Dickinson，outnumbering her letters to anyone else，were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886。