OG12 第2题

y2k01y2ko1

2. Although a surge in retail sales have raised hopes that
there is a recovery finally under way, many
economists say that without a large amount of
spending the recovery might not last.
(A) have raised hopes that there is a recovery finally
(B) raised hopes for there being a recovery finally
(C) had raised hopes for a recovery finally being
(D) has raised hopes that a recovery is finally
(E) raised hopes for a recovery finally
答案是D。 A错的原因是：there is... finally underway is awkward and wordy. 这里为什么说there is... finally underway 是awkward and wordy呢？ 请NN解释！！

紫小妮

XDF语法精讲上说 there is 在gmat中只用来表达最简单的  某处有某物  
一般出现都是最后考虑的

aeoluseros

ls回答得差不多了，there is a recovery finally underway 是awkward and wordy:
awkward指recovery其实不是固有存在的或自然存在的，用there is不当。
wordy是指不如a recovery is finally under way简洁。

y2k01y2ko1

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yadore

我的理解是there is的意思就是：有（表示存在或发生），而under way的意思是进行中，也表示正在发生，所以重复。
而且，A选项的主谓也不一致。

y2k01y2ko1

主谓不一致是个原因，而且OG还解释there is... finally underway is awkward and wordy，为什么？

eliasfan

BDE时态不一致

eliasfan

A错的原因是主谓不一致  a surge  与 have不一致