一道语法题

wen19880824

In archaeology, there must be a balance between explanation
            of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures, and to promote respect for
        archaeological sites.

 

A.      between explanation of the value and workings of archaeology, revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures,
        and to promote

B.      among explaining the value and workings of archaeology,
        revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures,
        and promoting

C.      between explaining the value and workings of archaeology,
        revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures,
        and when promoting

D.      among explaining the value and workings of archaeology, the
        revelation of the mysteries of past and present cultures,
        and to promote

E.       between explaining archaeology’s value and workings, in the
        revealing the mysteries of past and present cultures,
        and in promoting

为什么会选b呢，among 在这合适么？

doctortt

Parallelism.

A - Out (between is used to compare two things, but this sentence has three items, and the structure breaks the parallelism - explanation, revealing and to promote (noun, verb and infinitive)

B) - Correct (Among is used for more than two items, and the parallemism is there: explaining, revealing and promoting

C) - Out (wrong usage of between, parallelism breaks - explaning, revealing and when promoting

D) - Out (Wrong parallelism - explaining, the revelation and to promote  - verb, noun and infinitive)

E) - Out (Wrong usage of between - the parallelism just falls apart in this one)

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