GWD-13-30，搜索得到的讨论不了了之。

charya

GWD-13-30搜索得到的讨论不了了之。

Q30:

For the first time in the modern era, non-Hispanic Whites are officially a minority in LACE w:st="on">CaliforniaLACE>, which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly there-quarters only a decade ago.

1. which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters only a decade ago
   

   
   

2. which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from a decade ago, when it was nearly three-quarters
   
3. and that amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from a decade ago, when they were nearly three-quarters
   
4. amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters a decade ago
   

   
   

5. amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from what it was a decade ago by nearly three-quarters

答案是D，请教A？

再请大牛确认这里的which到底指代whites还是minority?

三脚猫

关于which的用法，楼主参看一下这个超长讨论贴吧http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?boardid=23&replyid=493160&id=53201&page=1&skin=0&Star=10

soyabo

补充一下LS，ETS的答复在89楼：

http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?boardid=23&replyid=467658&id=53201&page=1&skin=0&Star=9

并且对于which的就近修饰问题回答的很含糊。这是个老问题啊~~

对于本题来说，逻辑上看which应当修饰non-Hispanic Whites（与主句的谓语修饰相同）

从就近原则上来看，那应该也是修饰California吧？不可能是minority

soyabo

对于为什么把only去掉，有没有语法上的解释呢？期待牛牛回答

wentaow2008

  好贴～等待讨论

maimai2009

这句话which所指应该是主语non-Hispanic Whites,所以用which定语从句就存在指代问题了,而用分词表伴随很好啊.
open to discuss

wentaow2008

  可是我觉得这里的指Whites的话是不是应该用who会更好一点呢？

杀G小骑士

which amounts  单数 可修 a minority 或 California  歧意

which 加逗号隔开 修饰对象可近可远  要靠其他元素确立（如动词）

amounting to 句尾的分词从句就只往前修饰逻辑主语 无歧意

only为何省略就无从得知了

一家之言

lovegilbert

A

Brilliance

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