请教一题

ben2015

During the nineteenth century Emily Eden and Fanny Parks journeyed throughout India, sketching and keeping journals forming the basis of news reports about the princely states where they had visited.

(A) forming the basis of news reports about the princely states where they had
(B) that were forming the basis of news reports about the princely states
(C) to form the basis of news reports about the princely states which they have
(D) which had formed the basis of news reports about the princely states where they had
(E) that formed the basis of news reports about the princely states they

我选的A，但是给出的答案是E。

我的问题是，
1）OG 说是Forming会和sketching/keeping平行，这点我不理解；
2）‘states where they had visited'的时态我觉得没有太大的问题啊，相反E选项，我倒觉得应该使用过去完成时。原因有二：
    a)用到了during the nineteenth century，这是个比较明显的用过去完成时态的标志词；
    b)visited这个动作应该是在formed动作之前啊。

请高手帮忙解惑！谢谢！

Gkibt

一点小见解，

1） 能否把OG的原解释po出来呢？这样会比较好了解您的问题。不过个人觉得这里所谓的并列的意思是指。sketching，keeping，forming这三个意思。中文讲就是，在这期间他们 sketching 并且 keeping 了 journals，除此以外还forming 了 basis of news。A选项的句意就不是很明确了，到底forming是一个修饰，还是一个动作，所以排除。

2） a和b的问题其实是一个主句时态的问题，EE and FP journeyed throughout India这里，journeyed一般过去时， 后面 sketching and keeping 表示伴随状态，那么后半句的时态也应该是一般过去时，所以，B,C,D 排掉。

答案：E   希望有帮助

咖啡印象

form 新闻报道，显然是在sketching and keeping journals的基础上才发生的，不能用ing的形式来平行；

ben2015

Guys, thanks for the detailed explaination! Got it!