【已google，无解】请教prep2012-pack1-sc-032，非常感谢

Jessietao

google过，只有gmatclub里有人提问过这题，但是几个跟帖的印度同学也没说出来个所以然，特贴出来求教。（该不会是因为这题太弱了，所以没人问吧。。。）
另，不知道在论坛的这个位置，这样发帖问问题，是否符合规范。。如果有问题我会速速修正的~
prep2012-pack1-sc-032   vsc001593     Medium
The auto company attributed its recent increase in profits to both its introduction of new models in North America that are less expensive in their manufacture and to success in making its factories more efficient.

A. to both its introduction of new models in North America that are less expensive in their manufacture and to success in
B. to both its introduction of new models in North America that are less expensive in manufacturing and success in its
C. to both its introducin new models in North America that are less expensive in manufacturing and to success in
D. both to its introduction of new models in North America that are less expensive to manufacture and to success in
E. both to its introducing new models in North America that are less expensive in their manufacturing and to success in its

正确答案是D
我想问下为什么B不行？
这里涉及到什么知识点吗？to和both...and的位置关系？有这么一个知识点吗？

非常非常感谢！！

被污染的月光

B.        The words to both introduce a series of two objects of the preposition to. While technically the phrases its introduction . . . and success in . . . might be considered parallel noun phrases, the use of the possessive its twice in the second phrase in positions that are not parallel with the appearance of its in the first phrase is both awkward and circuitous.
把官方解答贴上来。。
应该是说所有格的平行勉强ok。但是第二个phrase中的its和后面的另一个its很awkward也很circuitous，然而D没有什么错误，D优于B
下附所有答案的解析。
A.        Both introduces a plural object of the proposition to; both objects must be in parallel form. The first of these objects is a noun phrase its introduction . . . but the second is a prepositional phrase
to success. . . . Therefore they are unparallel.

B.        The words to both introduce a series of two objects of the preposition to. While technically the phrases its introduction . . . and success in . . . might be considered parallel noun phrases, the use of the possessive its twice in the second phrase in positions that are not parallel with the appearance of its in the first phrase is both awkward and circuitous.
C.        To both introduces two objects of the preposition to; the second object proposed in this sentence is itself a prepositional phrase to success. . . and therefore not parallel with the first item. Moreover, the prepositional phrase in manufacturing is awkward and imprecise.
D.        Correct. Both to introduces a series of two parallel prepositional phrases, to its introduction . . . and to success
E.        The preposition gerund phrase to its introducing . . . is not parallel to the preposition noun phrase, to success; the phrase its making its factories more efficient is unnecessarily redundant.

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Jessietao 发表于 2013-10-18 19:42
both and 前后一定要对等平行就是了哈
第二种情况 to both... and to... 如果是这样：to both to... and  ...

明白了，多谢。

Jessietao

ET游戏狂 发表于 2013-10-11 09:34
前面说反了

both and 前后一定要对等平行就是了哈
第二种情况 to both... and to... 如果是这样：to both to... and to...就还是对的  关键还是看both 后面和 and 后面是否是一致的

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ET游戏狂 发表于 2013-10-11 09:33
我是否能这样理解？both to...and to...错 to both ... and to... 对？

前面说反了

ET游戏狂

我是否能这样理解？both to...and to...错 to both ... and to... 对？

Jessietao

Chuckle 发表于 2013-9-11 18:44
我能想起来的官方资料（我只看过OG13和PREP2008)里面"所有格 + doing"的用法只有
在OG13的第120题的正 ...

厉害！！看过的资料信手拈来！！
明白了！谢谢大神~！

Chuckle

Jessietao 发表于 2013-9-11 09:50
谢谢~！！解释里面说its不好，不并列，我一直盯着introduction前面的its，想了半天也不知道为什么这个its ...

我能想起来的官方资料（我只看过OG13和PREP2008)里面"所有格 + doing"的用法只有
在OG13的第120题的正确答案中出现过：
“a phenomenon that most scientists agree is caused by human beings' burning of fossil fuels”。
其它类似用法在官方资料中基本都被认为是错的。
我记得Ron在一个帖子里说这种情况下之所以可以用所有格，是因为human being不是整个句子的主语。
所以应该是说“所有格 + doing”的形式只有在这个所有格不是指代句子的主语时候才有可能正确。

Chuckle

Chuckle 发表于 2013-9-10 23:50
1、its多余，可以排除B选项了。
2、B里面both和and之间内容太长。如果改成both to... and to...更有助于读 ...

我能想起来的官方资料（我只看过OG13和PREP2008)里面"所有格 + doing"的用法只有
在OG13的第120题的正确答案中出现过：
“a phenomenon that most scientists agree is caused by human beings' burning of fossil fuels”。
其它类似用法在官方资料中基本都被认为是错的。
我记得Ron在一个帖子里说这种情况下之所以可以用所有格，是因为human being不是整个句子的主语。
所以应该是说“所有格 + doing”的形式只有在这个所有格不是指代句子的主语时候才有可能正确。

Jessietao

peby1223 发表于 2013-9-11 00:04
大致意思是
一汽车公司，将最近的增长利润归因于 一个事儿and 另一个事儿
A，attribute ... to both .... a ...

哇~好详细的解题步骤思路~还挺有意思的，这么解题感觉很欢乐哈哈~谢谢~！！
但是有疑问呐，B项本身表达的意思是 its introduction 和 success 并列的说，而不是 its introduction 和 its making并列，那这样的话就不能按你说的排除B了喔
解释上说的是 The words to both introduce a series of two objects of the preposition to. While technically the phrases its introduction... and success in... might be considered parallel noun phrases, the use of the possessive its twice in the second phrases in positions that are not parallel with the appearance of its in the first phrase is both awkward and circuitous.
（PDF没法复制，纯手打，心酸。。）
这段话我昨天看的时候理解错了，所以一直在纠结 its introduction里的its，而没有注意到 success in its 里的its，这样的话就能排除了

以后解题也要这么欢乐噢耶~