GWD 17-38 一道争议题， 求问翻译

SamKboardW

edwinwos 发表于 2012-4-22 17:11
and instead they中的and多余？那么剩下instead，可以作连词，连接2个句子吗？？？？？ ...

表示赞同；instead是adverb，很显然如果去掉and后面就run-on了，所以楼上提出的and多余不成立
但是换个角度，如果说comma和后面的subject多余的话也许会好一些？因为and后面连接的是independent clause，跟前面没有关系的clause，但是这里后面是对前面logically 的一个补充，所以没有必要单独成为一个句子。

SamKboardW

另外to + verb 和for +verb-ing也是有所区别的，这里贴出来GMAT Club的一个帖子：

We must understand the usage of “to verb” and “for verb” to be able to distinguish between the contexts where these phrases can be used correctly.

Use of “to verb" – This phrase is used when we need to present the purpose or the intention of an action. This phrase is actually a shorter way of “writing” “in order to verb”. Let’s take the simple sentences with this phrase we mentioned in the beginning of the article.

1.        Joe wrote a book to share his experiences with others.: This sentence correctly uses “to share” because it presents the purpose why Joe wrote the book. It is explicit from the context that Joe wrote the book because he wanted to share his experience with others.

2.        Joe got acclaims to write the book.: This sentence does not use “to write” correctly because writing the book is certainly not the purpose of Joe getting acclaims.

Use of “for verb-ing” – Since “for” is a preposition, it can modify either a noun or a verb. Prepositional phrase “for verb-ing” can modify the verb or the noun in that it denotes some relation to the entity it modifies. Let’s understand this through the previously mentioned simple sentences.

1.        Joe got acclaims for writing the book.: This sentence correctly uses “for writing” because this prepositional phrase logically modifies the verb “got”. Here, there is no question of presenting any purpose. The sentence rather explains “what for” Joe got acclaims. Hence, use of “for writing” is correct.

2.        Joe wrote a book for sharing his experiences with others.: This sentence incorrectly uses “for sharing” to denote Joe’s intention of writing the book.

原帖：https://gmatclub.com/forum/to-verb-vs-for-verb-ing-144017.html