OG 11-045 中过去完成时用法的疑问

swimswan

45. According to some analysts, the gains in the stock market reflect growing confidence that the economywill
avoid the recession that many had feared earlierin the year and instead come in for a "soft landing," followed by a gradual increase in business activity.

(A)that the economy will avoid the recession that many had feared earlier in the year and instead come
(B)in the economy to avoid the recession, what many feared earlier in the year, rather to come
(Cin the economy's ability to avoid the recession, something earlier in the year many had feared, and instead to come
(D)in the economy to avoid the recession many were fearing earlier in the year, and rather to come
(E)that the economy will avoid the recession that was feared earlier this year by many, with it instead coming

Grammatical construction + Rhetorical construction
The original sentence successfully avoids the problems that may occur in a long sentence with multiple modifiers. Two subordinate clauses begin with that, and one of them is contained within another. That many had feared earlier in the year clearly defines the recession. That the economy will avoid ... and instead (will understood) come... is the subordinate clause that follows the main clause; itssubject,economy, is followed by two parallel verbs,will avoid and (will understood) come. Instead before the second verb properly indicates contrast.
A Correct. This sentence contains two correct subordinate clauses introduced by that.
B What cannot replace that, the economy to avoid the recession is awkward and unclear_;rather to come does not complete the second part of the sentence idiomatically
C Earlier in the year should follow many had feared, rather than preceding it; instead to come does not complete the second part of the sentence idiomatically
D The recession must be followed by that, were fearing is the wrong tense; rather to come does not complete the second part of the sentence idiomatically
E The passive voice constructionthat was feared ... is weak and wordy; with it instead coming is awkward, wordy, and ungrammatical
答案是A



我想问一下：
（1）A中的had feared earlier的用法，有过去完成时出现的地方不是一定要有一般过去时出现呢？可是这句话中其余的时态全是一般现在时。

（2）B：OG的解答是the economy to avoid the recession is awkward and unclear，我不明白，请求大牛指点。

mudiduange

（1）fear是发生在过去的动作，只能用过去式或者过去完成时；
（2）confidence后面跟一大推名词性结构，这种用法很不地道，用that就解决了这个问题
  另：confidence in doing sth
        confidence in sth
       以上都可以
 但是confidence in sth to do sth 错误的搭配

swimswan

谢谢了，这道题我已经彻底明白了