跳跃指代又覆三观了啊！求教大NN献身SC D40!

shirryzhan

40. In 1995 Richard Stallman, a well-known critic of the patent system, testified in Patent Office hearings that, to test the system, a colleague of his had managed to win a patent for one of Kirchhoff’s laws, an observation about electric current first made in 1845 and now included in virtually every textbook of elementary physics.

(A) laws, an observation about electric current first made in 1845 and
(B) laws, which was an observation about electric current first made in 1845 and it is
(C) laws, namely, it was an observation about electric current first made in 1845 and
(D) laws, an observation about electric current first made in 1845, it is
(E) laws that was an observation about electric current, first made in 1845, and is
答案是A，同位语句-平行、简洁、句意完整   我没有疑惑
E：  a colleague of his had managed to win a patent for one of Kirchhoff’s laws that  was an observation about electric current, first made in 1845, and is now included in virtually every textbook of elementary physics
但是E的解释我不懂： 'That appears to refer to laws rather than one'  
跳跃修饰：A of B that + modifier    修饰对象一般是A不是？！ 为什么OG说that指代的是laws不是one?
难道GMAC不知道跳跃修饰？！！  还是说跳跃修饰这个语法点本身就不被GMAC正式承认？

求牛牛现身。。！！！

Apolloemma

40. In 1995 Richard Stallman, a well-known critic of the patent system, testified in Patent Office hearings that, to test the system, a colleague of his had managed to win a patent for one of Kirchhoff’s laws, an observation about electric current first made in 1845 and now included in virtually every textbook of elementary physics.

(A) laws, an observation about electric current first made in 1845 and
(E) laws that was an observation about electric current, first made in 1845, and is

我排除E的理由和大家很不一样。我认为that clause 是限制性从句，也就是说 在很多的 Kirchhoff's laws 里面，相对于别的laws, 这个law 是什么？强调的是相对于别的Kirchhoff's laws, 这个law的特殊性是什么？是做一种选择。
而用一个同位语，则是直接在补充定义这个law 是什么？是在做一种补充定义。

godsinger831

ding
这道题还是不是很明白。
为什么b选项解释是 WHICH is ambiguous because it could refer to one or laws
e就变成了，THAT appears to refer to laws rather than one.
有什么区别吗？球解释

yuany301

Apolloemma 发表于 2013-6-20 14:40
40. In 1995 Richard Stallman, a well-known critic of the patent system, testified in Patent Office h ...

赞一个，根据原意为王啊！刚才还一直纠结这道题的which和that问题上的说

nan_92

Apolloemma 发表于 2013-6-20 14:40
40. In 1995 Richard Stallman, a well-known critic of the patent system, testified in Patent Office h ...

赞！！用逻辑解释SC

bejamin1111

leonnong 发表于 2012-10-7 15:33
40. In 1995 Richard Stallman, a well-known critic of the patent system, testified in Patent Offic ...

如果后面的谓语动词看不出单复数呢？比如是一般过去时形式...所以我支持楼上根据逻辑判断的说法，这个和which的指代也是一个道理

kiwifoodtown

的确，GMAT里更趋近于严格要求that作临近修饰，所以会有这样的解释。虽然，E选项在修饰上的问题并不大。我反而觉得，E选项的结构的问题很大。

cyuyolanda

xueluanfei 发表于 2012-11-24 06:32
我倒是对fist made and now included的平行很疑惑。这两个是都省略了 which was吗。。。感觉应该用被动啊。 ...

是两个并列的过去分词结构修饰名词吧

xueluanfei

我倒是对fist made and now included的平行很疑惑。这两个是都省略了 which was吗。。。感觉应该用被动啊。。求指点

leonnong

40. In 1995 Richard Stallman, a well-known critic of the patent system, testified in Patent Office hearings that, to test the system, a colleague of his had managed to win a patent for one of Kirchhoff’s laws, an observation about electric current first made in 1845 and now included in virtually every textbook of elementary physics.

(A) laws, an observation about electric current first made in 1845 and
(B) laws, which was an observation about electric current first made in 1845 and it is
(C) laws, namely, it was an observation about electric current first made in 1845 and
(D) laws, an observation about electric current first made in 1845, it is
(E) laws that was an observation about electric current, first made in 1845, and is
答案是A，同位语句-平行、简洁、句意完整   我没有疑惑
E：  a colleague of his had managed to win a patent for one of Kirchhoff’s laws that  was an observation about electric current, first made in 1845, and is now included in virtually every textbook of elementary physics
但是E的解释我不懂： 'That appears to refer to laws rather than one'  
跳跃修饰：A of B that + modifier    修饰对象一般是A不是？！ 为什么OG说that指代的是laws不是one?
难道GMAC不知道跳跃修饰？！！  还是说跳跃修饰这个语法点本身就不被GMAC正式承认？

求牛牛现身。。！！！

-- by 会员 shirryzhan (2012/8/18 16:11:42)

这里的that不是修饰laws而是修饰one of Kirchhoff’s laws
A of B that结构中that修饰谁是由that后面的谓语决定的！~如果A是单数，B是复数的，而that后面接的是单数谓语，那么that就修饰A！~
这个题目E没有错~只是没有A简洁！~
理由我引用外国论坛一位老师原话：

Two reasons to pick A over E:


If two answer choices seem ok, but one is wordier and longer, pick the shorter answer choice.



A is shorter than E, so A is a better and safer answer choice.



If you're stuck between A and another answer choice, and you can't spot a definite error in A, eliminate the other answer choice and pick A.



Sticking with the original sentence is safer.



One more thing. Each of the following is grammatically correct:


A) Lady Gaga, who is a very popular singer, tours the world often.



In the sentence above, the pronoun who refers to Lady Gaga.


B) Lady Gaga, a very popular singer, tours the world often.



In the sentence above, the noun phrase a very popular singer is in apposition to Lady Gaga.



Notice that answer choice B is shorter. Using the appositive construction instead of the pronoun construction saves a few words and makes the sentence shorter.


All things being equal, shorter is better.


So answer choice B is the better -- and safer -- answer choice.


Hope this helps!