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xingxc11

Laos has a land area about the same as Great Britain
but only four million in population, where many are
members of hill tribes ensconced in the virtually
inaccessible mountain valleys of the north.
(A) about the same as Great Britain but only four
million in population, where many
(B) of about the same size as Great Britain is, but in
Laos there is a population of only four million,
and many
(C) that is about the same size as Great Britain’s
land area, but in Laos with a population of only
four million people, many of them
(D) comparable to the size of Great Britain, but only
four million in population, and many
(E) comparable to that of Great Britain but a
population of only four million people, many of
whom
我想问一下各位牛牛，关于many of whom/many of them/many 这的考点，如果用先两个的话，可以理解为后面是个完整句，但是逗号不能连接两个完整句子吗？如果不这么理解，那正确的理解应该是什么呢？（在前面平行比较争取的情况下）

sandychen168

是啊，有主谓语的话就叫一句话了，不能叫独立主格结构了。

xingxc11

many of whom后可跟主谓完整的clause，while “many of them"后不能有谓语，因为它是做独立主格结构。

-- by 会员 sandychen168 (2011/8/20 10:17:34)

那是说所有的独立主格后面都不能有谓语？？？

sandychen168

many of whom后可跟主谓完整的clause，while “many of them"后不能有谓语，因为它是做独立主格结构。