OG 13,105题。代词问题

inferno19

Marconi's conception of the radio was as a substitute
for the telephone, a tool for private conversation:
instead, it is precisely the opposite, a tool for
communicating with a large, public audience.
(A) Marconi's conception of the radio was as a
substitute for the telephone, a tool for private
conversation; instead, it is
(B) Marconi conceived of the radio as a substitute
for the telephone, a tool for private
conversation, but which is
(C) Marconi conceived of the radio as a tool for
private conversation that could substitute for the
telephone; instead, it has become
(D) Marconi conceived of the radio to be a tool for
private conversation, a substitute for the
telephone, which has become
(E) Marconi conceived of the radio to be a
substitute for the telephone, a tool for private
conversation, other than what it is,


选C没有什么问题。
但是鄙人不太明白为什么其中的it只会指代radio而不会有指代telephone之类的歧义呢?
有没有对代词的详解啊...Manhattan？

inferno19

嗯，谢谢~

inferno19

哦~谢谢！

GMATER800

分号的话两句应该算是并列。则第二句主语代词优先指代前一句主语即"Marconi” 但其逻辑意思明显荒谬，所以指代宾语"the radio "

啃玉米的兔子

LZ去看下曼哈顿吧~

kiwifoodtown

LZ要注意分号，后一句的代词一般都指代前一句中主句里的先行词。所以这里it 正常情况下理应被认为是前面主句里的先行词the radio