By the same techniques used for genetically enhancing plants, making them disease- or pest-resistant, researchers have been able to increase the amount of protein in potatoes, sweet potatoes, and tobacco.
也看了prep的资料,作为背景补充在这里
以下摘自08语法笔记,08-1第207题-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. 关于夹心修饰 (by aeoluseros):
所谓歧义修饰,是因为引发了不同的理解,而并不是语法上是否会有不同的修饰,所谓夹心修饰也是这个原则。很多人对“夹心修饰”都有过一个误解,认为S, v-ing, V. + O.结构中,v-ing既可以往前修饰S,也可以往后修饰V就是夹心,而实际上夹心并不是“可以往前修饰S,也可以往后修饰V” 。在S, v-ing, V. + O.这样的表达中,v-ing约定俗成只伴随修饰动词,见下例:
prep 2-104 The yield per acre of coffee berries varies enormously, because a single tree, depending on its size and on climate and
altitude, is able to produce enough berries to make between one and twelve pounds of dried beans a year.
这个句子里depending不能改为dependent,因为depending和dependent的区别在于,前者伴随修饰谓语动词is able to produce,后者则是修饰名词single tree,会造成逻辑上不对。用dependent时:"依靠于size的一棵树能够长出足够的浆果"。用depending时,“一棵树取决它的size来做到长出足够的浆果”。
题目如下: By the same techniques used for genetically enhancing plants, making them disease- or pest-resistant, researchers have been able to increase the amount of protein in potatoes, sweet potatoes, and tobacco.
ABy the same techniques used for genetically enhancing plants, making them
BWith the same techniques to genetically enhance plants, so that they are
CEmploying the same techniques used to genetically enhance plants so that they are
DEmploying the same techniques to genetically enhance plants, which makes them
EEmploying the same techniques for genetically enhancing plants that make them
想问问A为什么不对呢,这里的making them disease- or pest-resistant是否是因为夹心修饰而判错呢?