GWD-8-Q2

fishspa

Thelonious Monk, who was a jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted in the stride-piano tradition of Willie(The Lion) Smith and Duke Ellington, yet in many ways he stood apart from the mainstream jazz repertory.

A. ......

B. Thelonious Monk, the jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work that was rooted both

C. Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, who produced a body of work rooted

D. Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work that was rooted

E. Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work rooted both

参考答案是D，但是根据以往的ETS答案，好象D并不符合他们的风格，我选B，请各位分析指点

ESeraph

问题应该出在both上，in the stride-piano tradition of BOTH Willie(The Lion) Smith and Duke Ellington是正确用法。这样就只有D正确了

fishspa

谢谢！可我还是觉得B比较顺

三脚猫

那楼主如何解释Ｂ中both的用法：both in A　and B，yet in C,这是显然不对的啊。

phoenixfr

Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk不会有指两个人的嫌疑吗

aeoluseros

B. Thelonious Monk, the jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work that was rooted both

B里面同位语里，因为没有前文，我想应该用a jazz pianist and composer更合适...

Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk 这个同位语前面部分相当于称谓，没问题的吧...

ashleyyuan

GWD-8-Q2:

Thelonious Monk, who was a jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted in the stride-piano tradition of Willie (The Lion) Smith and Duke Ellington, yet in many ways he stood apart from the mainstream jazz repertory.

 

A.      Thelonious Monk, who was a jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work both rooted

B.       Thelonious Monk, the jazz pianist and composer, produced a body of work that was rooted both

C.      Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, who produced a body of work rooted

D.      Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work that was rooted

E.       Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk produced a body of work rooted both

考點: both與root的用法

本題句中有yet是對等連接詞，所以yet前後應該連接兩個完整的句子。

 

A、B、E 錯在both的用法，both強調的應該是Willie (The Lion) Smith and Duke Ellington，而不是修飾root, B、E錯在both用法不應修飾tradition.

C錯在對等連接詞yet的用法錯誤。

 

補充Longman dictionary對root一字做動詞時的用法

be rooted in something

to have developed from something and be strongly influenced by it:

:

例句: The country's economic troubles are rooted in a string of global crises.

This feeling of rejection is often deeply rooted in childhood.

根據上述用法，我覺得ACE三個選項，使用主動態的root表達意思不如用被動語態來的清晰

 

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wellner

thanks!

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nerakuhs

多谢 这道题竟然没看出both and前后不对等，选了E。。。。唉

SWXQ

但是随意删掉原句中的both不是不符合GMAC出题习惯么？