【请问：一道有悖OG常规的题目！】

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在OG和gmac的语法原则中，一句句子中，相同的代词(比如they, their, theirselves)只能指代相同的事物，否则就是常见的语法错误，但是我发现一个特例：

In an effort to reduce their inventories, Italian vintners have cut prices; their wines have been priced to sell, and they are.
(A) have been priced to sell, and they are
(B) are priced to sell, and they have
(C) are priced to sell, and they do
(D) are being priced to sell, and have
(E) had been priced to sell, and they have

答案是C。句中their wines的their肯定是指代酒商vintners，但后面一个 they按照OG语法规范应该只能指代vintners，但怎么推敲感觉句子想表达的意思都是指代wines，那这不就和OG语法规范矛盾了吗？大家有发现这个问题吗？

gar_bbbbb

搜了一圈，还是云里雾里的TAT

leslielles

agree

'their' 'they' should refer to the same subject, else it doesnt make sense.

GMAT的原则没有改变
EllipsisAuxiliaries can appear alone where a main verb has been omitted, but is understood:

"I will go, but she will not."

The verb do can act as a pro-VP (or occasionally a pro-verb) to avoid repetition:

"John never sings in the kitchen, but Mary does."
"John never sings in the kitchen, but Mary does in the shower."

从WIKI上的例句可以看出，就算两个分句的主语不为同一个，也可以省略谓语动词
另外，这道题也可以这么理解，在语言逻辑概念上看,wine是price这个动作的接收者，to sell是这个动作的目的，they是price这个动作的发出者，后半句用动作发出者they做主语是无可厚非的，以表示他们达到了sell的这个目的
their wines are priced to sell, and they do.
可以改成
they price their wines to sell, and they do.
请大家一起讨论下~不知道是否正确，因为一贯坚持GMAT的崇高语法准则，还是希望可以好好的坚持下去！

-- by 会员 chantal891121 (2012/3/26 18:28:46)

winy

这道题比较特殊。如果分号后面的they不能跳过分号指代Italian vintners，那分号后面的their同理也不能跳过。那么，分号后面的their里面的“他们”是指谁呢？

红叶夕歌

关于这一题，GWD本人说代词如“they”不能跳过“；”指代“；”之前的名词。

winy

这道题目没有违背OG的规则。
首先，这道题在语义上是对称。可以简单表述为以下结构：他们的存货怎么怎么样+他们怎么样；他们的酒怎么怎么样+他们怎么样。
their和they的源都是they，指酒商。只不过their是酒商的所有格，把they提取出来，是酒商。也就是说，无论是“他们的”还是“他们”，里面的“他们”都是指Italian vintners。
尽管从一般的语法来看，后面一个句子是独立的，they似乎不能跨越指代Italian vintners，但从语义对称的修辞来看，的确可以。如果把they理解为酒，尽管在语法上是对的，但是违背了作者原来的初衷，完全破坏了原文语义对称的修辞之美。

wangjieava23

manhattan 语法说 to do 隐含的逻辑主语是句子的主语。比如：
contractors demolished the building to keep it from falling down accidently
这句话的中 contractors 就是to keep it from falling...的隐含主语。
这句话还可以改成： The building was demolished to keep it from falling down accidently. 因为这里building 被it 限制在宾语的位置。所以隐含着一个文章外的主语在执行keep it from doing 这个动作

按照这个逻辑，their wines are priced to sell. 这个表达是错的。
因为这里是 wine 在执行sell动作。

我的思路错哪里了呢？

chantal891121

GMAT的原则没有改变
EllipsisAuxiliaries can appear alone where a main verb has been omitted, but is understood:

• "I will go, but she will not."
  

The verb do can act as a pro-VP (or occasionally a pro-verb) to avoid repetition:

• "John never sings in the kitchen, but Mary does."
  
• "John never sings in the kitchen, but Mary does in the shower."
  
  从WIKI上的例句可以看出，就算两个分句的主语不为同一个，也可以省略谓语动词
  另外，这道题也可以这么理解，在语言逻辑概念上看,wine是price这个动作的接收者，to sell是这个动作的目的，they是price这个动作的发出者，后半句用动作发出者they做主语是无可厚非的，以表示他们达到了sell的这个目的
  their wines are priced to sell, and they do.
  可以改成
  they price their wines to sell, and they do.
  请大家一起讨论下~不知道是否正确，因为一贯坚持GMAT的崇高语法准则，还是希望可以好好的坚持下去！
  

ainiAnnie

it is not true that the pronoun and the noun have to be in the same case. They can be in different cases. So not a good rule to use.

这个是Stacey在Manhattan论坛上的解释~这下无疑问了~~~

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ainiAnnie真热心，查了那么多资料，真心赞啊！

再次表示感谢哈~~

-- by 会员 popup (2012/3/4 14:22:08)

额。。。还是没有提醒，不用客气~别人也会帮我很多忙，在CD大家就是一家人~叫我aini 或者 Annie就好了，因为重名才把中文名的拼音和 英文名合了。。。。

-- by 会员 ainiAnnie (2012/3/5 14:40:23)

哈哈，thanks， Annie~~