GWD-TN-13 Q27

FrankieXiong

Research during the past several decades on the nature of language and the processes that produce and make it understandable has revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity.

(A) that produce and make it understandable has revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity

(B) of producing and understanding it have revealed not underlying simplicity but great complexity

(C) by which it is produced and understood has revealed not underlying simplicity but great complexity

(D) by which it is produced and understood have revealed great complexity rather than underlying simplicity

(E) by which one produces and understands it have revealed great complexity instead of underlying simplicity



给的答案是A 我就是觉得C好像也没错，而且A里面那个produce 和 make 可以公用一个it吗 ？特别是在后面还有一个understandable的情况下？


谢谢啦

医生吃鱼

只要不引起歧义，就可以省略。
A选项中的从句完整结构因该是：processes that produce （the language） and make the language understandable... ，简单的主谓宾结构，省略前面那个the language也不会引起歧义，对吧？

C选项中的句意错了。我把其中的定语从句改写一下：it is produced and understood by the processes. 句意是it（the language）被process理解，显然不合逻辑。因为理解的主语应该是人，而不是process。

PHDream16

C is wrong for two reasons:
(1) The subject is research, which is singular, so the verb must be also singular, that is, "has"
(2) Active is better than passive: produce and make it understandable better than is produced and understood

danyuchn

我認為這題答案應是A。兩個點：

1. SC中從未出現過instead of的正確答案搭配。反而not...but   rather than常常是正確答案的慣用結構。
instead出現在正確選項中的，只有單獨作為副詞的用法。

2. C選項子句還原後的「it is produced and understood by processes」個人認為合理。
因為被動句 by + N時，by+N的N也可以傳達「管道」的含意。
比如此正確句子：
「...chimpanzees exhibit the kind of curiosity by which new patterns of behavior and expression can be passed on from one to another by imitation and practice」句意上應該是行為與表達模式被猩猩傳遞，by後面接的應該是管道。如同中文的「透過」

Dustin

FrankieXiong

医生吃鱼 发表于 2016-3-16 00:28
只要不引起歧义，就可以省略。
A选项中的从句完整结构因该是：processes that produce （the language） an ...

知道啦哦。谢谢啦，关于AA，因为后面还有一个understandable，会不会引起produce it understandable的歧义呢。

FrankieXiong

PHDream16 发表于 2016-3-16 03:40
C is wrong for two reasons:
(1) The subject is research, which is singular, so the verb must be als ...

c is singular.

And thanks!

FrankieXiong

elusive 发表于 2016-3-16 07:15
我的思考：
主语是“research”，所以选项中的动词，应该是“has', BDE,排除。

谢谢你
我也觉得自己太过在意pronoun的问题了，虽然not。。。but。。。有点奇怪 但是指不出语法哪里错了

FrankieXiong

danyuchn 发表于 2016-3-16 22:36
我認為這題答案應是A。兩個點：

1. SC中從未出現過instead of的正確答案搭配。反而not...but   rather tha ...

所以我觉得这倒题目有争议

你确定你想说的答案不是C？

医生吃鱼

FrankieXiong 发表于 2016-3-17 08:38
知道啦哦。谢谢啦，关于AA，因为后面还有一个understandable，会不会引起produce it understandable的歧 ...

歧义的意思是让人误解成另外一个意思。
produce it understandbable 这个结构根本是错的，无法用语言解释，自然够不上是歧义啦