老Prep2-29，关于which的用法

nynn88

Unlike many United States cities, where a river is no longer the focal point of urban life, the river in San Antonio winds through the middle of the business district, and the River Walk, or Paseo del Rio, is the city's most popular attraction.

(A) Unlike many United States cities, where a river is no longer the focal point of urban life, the river in San Antonio

(B) Unlike the river in many cities in the United States, which is no longer the focal point of urban life, in San Antonio the river

(C) Today the river in many cities in the United States is no longer the focal point of urban life, unlike San Antonio, where it

(D) In few United States cities today, a river is the focal point of urban life, but the river in San Antonio

(E) No longer do many cities in the United States have a river as the focal point of urban life, but in San Antonio the river

OA：E。

prep笔记的解释：

(A) unlike连接比较对象不平行，cities和river。
(B) which指代United States错误，应该指代river。
(C) unlike一般不置于句中，容易产生对比歧义；it指代错误，在逻辑上不能指代前面的river。
(D)去掉no longer，把全部否定变成部分否定，改变了原句意思。
(E)正确，but连接并列的分句，不需要形式上完全对等。

看了好多有关的帖子，大家的共识都是prep笔记的解释，但是我想问的是，which不是不能修饰地点么？US的定语从句应该用where引导吧？如果which不能修饰US，那这个题里的B答案中，which跳跃修饰a river没错吧？

imJoanie

which是不能指代地点但是可以指代国家啊 还是有歧义

momo678

B里的which指的是US，但原句里面where指代的是US cities，不是一个东西。

rylstar01

芳芳钟 发表于 2013-4-12 01:10
同问！

1）这里B中的which，从语法角度上的话，是就近指代了US，跳不了到river；如果你要使用which修饰地点的话，需要使用on which/in which等
2）B中的硬伤，属于Unlike指代对象不明显，忽略其他问题的话，Unlike a river...the river in SA；而不能把In SA置于the river前
3）the river in many cities in US；这里的两个介词，我觉得读起来很awkward，如果说是the river在美国很多城市的话，那么the river in many cities of US会更优些

芳芳钟

同问！