The results of the company's cost- cutting measures are evident in its profits, which increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it fell over the last two years.
The results of the company’s cost- cutting measures are evident in its profits, which increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it fell over the last two years. A. which increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it fell B. which had increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it had fallen C. which have increased five percent during the first three months of this year after falling D. with a five percent increase during the first three months of this year after falling E. with a five percent increase during the first three months of this year after having fallen
OG13-90 The results of the company's cost-cutting measures are evident in its profits, which increased 5 percent during the first 3 months of this year after it fell over the last two years.
(A) which increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it fell
(B) which had increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it had fallen
(C) which have increased 5 percent during the first 3 months of this year after falling C正确
(D) with a 5 percent increase during the first 3 months of this year after falling
(E) with a 5 percent increase during the first 3 months of this year after having fallen
D,E中after falling /having fallen都不对,因为在C after falling ……它是省略了的状语从句,它的主语就是前边的which,但是在with结构中这种省略就完全没有办法理解了,或者只能理解成句子的主语---显然错误。但我重点说的不是这个,我认为即使没有after falling的错误,D和E的with用法也不对。
大家对照一下;我们看个例子;Village adopts budget with 1% tax increase 。(含有税收增长的预算)这个是正确的用法,我们可以说with 5 percent profits increase,也可以说with an 5 percent increases in profits,还可以说MPD reports striking profits with increase in sales
但是profits with increase 不行,
如果按定语来看;with结构它不是一个分词,它不能和修饰词是主谓的关系,它不能使profits自己增长起来(我突然就想起来一句话,叫不能拎着自己的头发离开地球)
如果按状语来看;随着增长这只是半句话,应该是随着某事某物的增长。
看到正确答案,突然想到RON讲的 "A modifier must be either blocked off by commas or not blocked off by commas. You cannot block off a modifier with a comma on one side but not on the other".
正确答案C里面不是刚好犯了这个错误吗?
C. which have increased five percent during the first three months of this year after falling
只有前面没划线部分有Comma,后面没有comma啊?
有道理!附上ron神的解释:"after having VERBed" is, in general, a redundant construction -- the word "after" is already there, so "having" doesn't contribute anything. if you see this construction, you should generally be able to replace it with "after VERBing".