Verbal Review-79

yunshishow

Scientists have observed large concentrations
of heavy-metal deposits in the upper twenty centimeters of Baltic Sea
sediments，which are
consistent with the growth of industrial activity there.

(A)  Baltic Sea sediments，which are consistent with the growth of industrial
activity there

(B)  Baltic Sea sediments，where the growth of industrial activity is
consistent with these findings

(C)  Baltic Sea sediments，findings consistent with its growth of industrial
activity

(D)  sediments from the Baltic Sea，findings consistent with the
growth of industrial activity in the area

(E)  sediments form the Baltic Sea．Consistent with the growth of
industrial activity there
这道题答案选D。但是个人觉得D答案也看起来怪怪的。为什么D答案对？findings consistent with the growth of industrial activity in the area在这句话中做什么成分？

davidyin3

这题，意思是说重金属的存积与工业活动同步，
那么我们就可以用排除法来做：

a. which 指代错误，需要指代的是重金属的存积
B。where指代错误，需要指代的是重金属的存积
C。its指代错误，没有指代对象
D：正确
E：逗号不需要

我是这样做的

小伊YSY

findings那个是独立主格，是名词+形容词短语形式，补充说明。