求问ron讲座关于which modifier的一道题

水蜜桃哥哥

In the past several years, astronomers have detected more than 80 massive planets, most of
them as large or larger than Jupiter, Which circle other stars.
A: most of them as large or larger than Jupiter, which circle
B: most of them as large or larger than Jupiter and circling
C: most of them at least as large as Jupiter, circling (Correct)
D: mostly at least as large as Jupiter, which circle
E: mostly as large or larger than Jupiter, circling

1、我知道了A中的which不能指代80planets了，ron说它是指代Jupiter所以这里用复数不对
想问A中的which可不可以是指代most of them？如果不可以，为什么？

emmahiggins09

comma which 指代 comma 前的名词，在少数情况下可以跳跃过介词短语指代介词短语之前的名词。

A 中 which 指代Jupiter  所以RON说后面的circle 是复数是不对的。

水蜜桃哥哥

emmahiggins09 发表于 2017-8-23 11:13
comma which 指代 comma 前的名词，在少数情况下可以跳跃过介词短语指代介词短语之前的名词。

A 中 which  ...

是的，我懂RON的意思，就是which不能跳过most of them as large or larger than Jupiter这个modifier去修饰planets
我的问题是which可不可以修饰most of them啊？

水蜜桃哥哥

emmahiggins09 发表于 2017-8-23 11:13
comma which 指代 comma 前的名词，在少数情况下可以跳跃过介词短语指代介词短语之前的名词。

A 中 which  ...

或者说如果这句话是In the past several years, astronomers have detected more than 80 massive planets, most of them in blahblah， Which circle other stars.
那么这个which怎么去判断修饰的是planets 还是 most of them呢？

emmahiggins09

水蜜桃哥哥 发表于 2017-8-23 11:19
是的，我懂RON的意思，就是which不能跳过most of them as large or larger than Jupiter这个modifier去修 ...

不可以， RON说过 comma which 指代 comma 前的最近的名词