求教一道题

lr081919

Along with the drop in producer prices announced yesterday, the strong retail sales figures released today seem like it is indicative that the economy, although growing slowly, is not nearing a recession.

(A)like it is indicative that

(B)as if to indicate

(C)to indicate that

(D)indicative of

(E)like an indication of

Choice C, the best answer, offers a concise and idiomatic grammatical sequence: the main verb seem is followed by an infinitive (to indicate), which is in turn followed by its direct object, a noun clause introduced by the relative pronoun that. In A, seem is followed by like, a preposition improperly used to introduce a clause. Also, it either disagrees in number with figures or lacks an antecedent altogether. In B, as if is introduced awkwardly and (in context) unidiomatically between seem and the infinitive. Also, with that omitted, B is ungrammatical. Choices D and E, with of substituted for that, are likewise ungrammatical: of, a preposition, can introduce a phrase, but not a clause.

对C答案没有疑问，想问的是B答案，如果添上that，as if to indicate that，这样对不对？这句话是不是as if it's going to indicate that 的省略？
谢谢啦~

evelyn205205

lz就记住seems to do这个搭配吧，其他的都啰嗦了
越简洁正确的表达就是最好的表达

bo布

我觉得要用to indicate that，那么多余的应该是as if；一定都都要用上的话，后面先加上indicate对应的主语，让那一部分结构完整，the figures seem as if it indicates...但是会显得不太简洁。
个人意见！

yiweiayumi

seem as if 在某些情况下是对的 但是要加从句不加短语
如果添上that，as if to indicate that，这个to 是不是多余了呢。。。

bo布

刚查了merriam webster，seem 后面跟like并不是不恰当。seem后可以跟不定式、从句、phrase（还包括as if/as though）。

seem的意思和用法
1 : to appear to be something or to do something. ? She seemed happy.
—often followed by to + verb ? Her story seems to be true.
—often used in the phrases (seem like, seem as if, and seem as though) ? He seems like a nice man. = He seems (to be) a nice man. It seemed as if/though the work would never end.

2 —used with it to make a statement about what appears to be true based on what is known ? It seems (that) they forgot about the meeting.

3 —used to make a statement less definite or more polite —followed by to + verb ? I seem to remember that you said you'd help me. —often used in negative statements ? I can't seem to solve the problem. [=I have tried to solve the problem, but I can't]

个人认为这个题目，A的问题是没有agreement；B的问题是在as if 后面没有跟一个完整的句子，跟了infinitive导致结构不完整；D和E的of不能引导后面的从句。

greatbelief

除了上面说的外，我觉得seems本身就有似乎，看起来...之意，再加上as if 有些重复，罗嗦。

yawgamoth86

可以 但是是囉唆的表達 一般不會這麼用 that不能省略