OG16-80求问

jingliu097

Companies are relying more and more on networked computers for such critical tasks as inventory management, electronic funds transfer, and electronic data interchange, in which standard business transactions are handled via computer rather than on paper.

(A) in which standard business transactions are handled via computer rather than on paper

(B) where computers handle standard business transactions rather than on paper

(C) in which computers handle standard business transactions instead of on paper

(D) where standard business transactions are handled, not with paper, but instead via computer

(E) in which standard business transactions are being handled via computer, in place of on paper

以下是OG的解释

The concluding comparison in this sentence uses the idiom rather than, which requires parallel structures. In this sentence the prepositional phrase via computer parallels on paper. Substituting where for in which creates a nonstandard idiom.

A Correct. This sentence uses standard idiomatic constructions and avoids the problems that are found in the other versions.

B Where is a nonstandard way to refer to a noun that does not name a location. If electronic data interchange were a location, this version would entail the odd claim that on paper is an alternative location at which computers would be expected to process information.

C The comparison of the clause computers handle . . . with the prepositional phrase on paper illogically treats a location (on paper) as an alternative to an activity (computers handle).

D As in (B), where is a nonstandard idiom. The commas around not with paper appear to make this phrase parenthetical; thus, it is somewhat unclear what instead via computer is contrasted with.

E The pile of prepositions in the phrase in place of on paper is unnecessarily confusing and wordy.

我可以选出正确答案。但是我想知道instead of& in place of的用法，OG没有明确说。另外这里B&C的句意解释不一样，是where&in which造成的还是rather than&in stead of造成的？

Hailee

instead of 和 in place of意思用法都差不多吧。
where只能修饰地点名词，B中rather than 前后不对称。不知道楼主说的句意解释不一样是什么意思？

christianity

抛开where 和which 的用法不看，computer 对比的对象是paper， 不是on paper。instead of/rather than 前后的对比对象，A与B要语法结构对等。

OG的解释：
B错了。给的理由是where 不可正式用来引导对名词的限制性定语从句。
c也不对。给的解释是，拿on paper与 computer 对比，逻辑不成立。

jingliu097

christianity 发表于 2015-9-5 15:03
抛开where 和which 的用法不看，computer 对比的对象是paper， 不是on paper。instead of/rather than 前后 ...

因为where引导的是状语从句而不是定语从句，B中where是非限从所以错误，对吧

christianity

jingliu097 发表于 2015-9-6 07:40
因为where引导的是状语从句而不是定语从句，B中where是非限从所以错误，对吧
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GMAT里的规则是，
如果先行词不是地点，就不能用where。这里的先行词是tasks。所以不能用。

larochelle

上面也说了 如果用where可以得话，那on paper 也就可以算location了，这样就不对了。
抛开where的问题，B这个里面computers handle standard business transactions rather than on paper除了rather 后面不对称之外，computer handle transactions这个也是有些问题的啊，computer 主动handle吗？明显A 里面 transactions are handled via computer 更逻辑啊。

guoyilin2015

1. instead of不能接介词短语，C错
Manhattan SC:
WRONG: He wrote with pencils INSTEAD OF with pens.
2. rather than内嵌平行，但却不能找到对应on paper的结构，B错
3. where只能指具体地点如 in city. 仅有一道特例指抽象地点，忘了出在哪里，where指的是society。

OG C的意思应该是假设instead of可以接介词短语了（实际上不可能），那么出现和rather than同样的错误。

jingliu097

guoyilin2015 发表于 2015-9-6 12:18
1. instead of不能接介词短语，C错
Manhattan SC:
WRONG: He wrote with pencils INSTEAD OF with pens.

OK，谢谢

jingliu097

larochelle 发表于 2015-9-6 12:06
上面也说了 如果用where可以得话，那on paper 也就可以算location了，这样就不对了。
抛开where的问题，B这 ...

这些我知道，只是很纠结一些小点，可能我比较钻牛角尖吧
语法大全里面where正确的只有一两句，而是是很明显的地点关系，但是一战发现实战跟平常训练差别挺大的，再不敢掉以轻心了

larochelle

jingliu097 发表于 2015-9-7 07:47
这些我知道，只是很纠结一些小点，可能我比较钻牛角尖吧
语法大全里面where正确的只有一两句，而是是很明 ...

嗯，我实战感受和你一样，不过我觉得语法知识点当然是要尽量都要搞透这是基础，但正是因为每个点要真正搞透需要很长时间，实际考试中又要卡时间，所以找到一个适合自己的有效方法才是最重要的，我见过有的人可以光靠每个选项的句子意思就能选对