For the first time in the modern era, non-Hispanic Whites are officially a minority in California, which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters only a decade ago.
1. Marconi conceived of the radio as a tool for private conversation that could substitute for the telephone.
2. Barbara Jordan did not become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which were televised nationwide.
1. Marconi conceived of the radio as a tool for private conversation that could substitute for the telephone.
此處a tool for private conversation在句意上可以被視做一個單一概念的名詞,for private conversation被當做形容詞片語「作為私人溝通之用的」。因此,a tool for private conversation在句意上可以被視做是一個加上形容詞的名詞:「作為私人溝通之用的」+「工具」=「作為私人溝通之用的工具」
that could substitute for the telephone.的關代子句
是把作為修飾語的介係詞片語跟名詞「包覆」在一起,視為一個單一概念的大名詞來修飾。
只是因為a tool for private conversation這個大名詞的核心成分始終是a tool
所以我們才誤以為關代跳過for private conversation不理,只去修飾a tool。
事實上,關代子句的正確還原應為: a tool for private conversation could substitute for the telephone.
而非 a tool could substitute for the telephone.
2. Barbara Jordan did not become a nationally recognized figure until 1974, when she participated in the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, which were televised nationwide.
同理,which並非跳過President Richard Nixon跟impeachment,
而是把the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon「包覆」視為完整概念的大名詞:「尼克森總統彈劾聽證會」
只是因為核心成分是the hearings,所以我們才一直誤以為中間的介係詞片語被跳過了。
關代子句的正確還原應為: the hearings on the impeachment of President Richard Nixon were televised nationwide.
而非 the hearings were televised nationwide.
那大家一定會問,有沒有不能跳過的情況?
The machine wrote the letter with a pen, which....
這裡的which絕對不可能跳過with a pen這個介係詞短語,
因為句意上"the letter with a pen"是不可能被包覆成為單一概念的名詞的。
感谢楼主,收获颇多
但是我遇到一道OG题目,不知道这算不算一种跳跃修饰
Gusty westerly winds will continueto usher in a seasonably cool air mass into the region, as a broad area of high pressure will build and bring fair and dry weather for several days.
A. to usher in a seasonably cool air mass into the region, as a broad area of high pressure will build and
B. ushering in a seasonably cool air mass into the region and a broad area of high pressure will build that
C. to usher in a seasonably cool air mass to the region, a broad area of high pressure building, and
D. ushering a seasonably cool air mass in the region, with a broad area of high pressure building and
E. to usher a seasonably cool air mass into the region while a broad area of high pressure builds, which will
正确选项是E, 这里的which是修饰high pressure的。
其它选项有语义错误或者语法错误,这里不赘述了,因为和主题不相关,主要想说说正确答案里的which指代问题
我做题的时候想当然认为which错误指代了前面的句子,因为这是一个根本性错误,直接排除掉了E
看了很多解释,比较能接受的是句子后半部分原本的结构是while a broad area of high pressure(which will bring fair and dry weather for several days) builds,由于build这个部分太短,所以把较长的修饰部分后移,这算不算题主说的情况的一种特例?并没有跳跃不重要的修饰的结构指代前面的名词,而跳跃了一个谓语