1. Manufacturers rate batteries in watt-hours; if they rate the watt-hour higher, the longer the battery can be expected to last.
A. if they rate the watt-hour higher, the longer
B. rating the watt-hour higher, it is that much longer
C. the higher the watt-hour rating, the longer
D. the higher the watt-hour rating, it is that much longer that
E. when the watt-hour rating is higher, the longer it is
这道题虽然根据倒装平行结构很容易选出答案,但仍2个小疑问:1. OG官方答案解释B选项错误是因为 Rating the watt-hour higher needs a subject; this faulty construction is known as a dangling modifier. It is possible to construe it as referring to manufacturers, which would be confusing. 为什么会把rating结构的逻辑主语看成manufacturers呢?明明前面是分号,和前面一句是两句句子呀。2. 正确答案C中,前半句the higher the watt-hour rating并没有谓语,不是完整句子的倒转,而后半句则是完整句倒装,这样没有问题吗?
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It is possible to construe it as referring to manufacturers, which would be confusing.我觉得应该这么理解:如果非要说B选项中的rating是修饰的话,他应该修饰的是前句的逻辑主语manufactures;
你的第二个关于正确选项的问题,你觉得C选项是两句完整的话吗?我认为不是, the higher the watt-hour rating,明显是非谓语啊,逻辑主语是后面句子里的battery,正确语序说的是 rating higher the watt-hour the battery can be expected to last longer.
KILLJQB 发表于 2015-12-1 22:11
It is possible to construe it as referring to manufacturers, which would be confusing.我觉得应该这 ...
感谢回答!正是因为C选项前半句不是完整句子,所以才不太确定。以前看到此类倒装一般前后半句都是完整句子,所以不知道非完整句倒转是否可以,并且和后面完整句倒装形成平行。另外如果照你所说前半句正常语序是rating higher the watt-hour,那rating的逻辑主语就是battery, battery rate the watt-hour感觉不太合逻辑呀?
不好意思,没有特别仔细看这个知识点,但是确实后面不应该是完整的两句话,我觉得这是独立主格,正确语序是the watt-hour (逻辑主语)rating (相当于谓语成分)higher(adj),后面是the battery can be expected to last longer. 我是这么觉得,不知道对不对,因为我做SC很少这么关注特别细的语法点,不对还望指正