【 OG SC求助！！】关于but之后跟完整句子问题i~

melodyho

想请教NN们一道题~ 这题的D选项是正确答案， 但是我的问题在于【but之后不应该跟完整句子吗？】
这一题的D选项中的but rather后面接的并不是完整句子啊？ 这样为什么可以呢？

Despite its covering the entire planet, Earth has a crust that is not seamless or stationary, rather it is fragmented into mobile semirigid plates.

• A Despite its covering the entire planet, Earth has a crust that is not seamless or stationary, rather it is
• BDespite the fact that it covers the entire planet, Earth's crust is neither seamless nor is it stationary, but is
• CDespite covering the entire planet, Earth's crust is neither seamless nor is it stationary, but rather
• DAlthough it covers the entire planet, Earth’s crust is neither seamless nor stationary, but rather
• EAlthough covering the entire planet, Earth has a crust that is not seamless or stationary, but
  

Jagabee

......, but rather (Earth's crust is) fragmented into mobile semirigid plates.

状语从句的主语和谓语与主句的主语和谓语相同时，可以全部省去，常常保留做状语的介词短语或状语从句。从句连系动词be与主句连系动词be相同，可以省略be，也可以不省略。

melodyho

Jagabee 发表于 2016-12-6 16:21
......, but rather (Earth's crust is) fragmented into mobile semirigid plates.

状语从句的主语和谓语 ...

谢谢你！！！

Jagabee

melodyho 发表于 2016-12-6 21:32
谢谢你！！！

不客气!