GWD-8-39

mapleflying

GWD-8-Q39:

Whereas in mammals the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel lines, in birds the tubes form a random pattern.

A.   Whereas in mammals the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel lines, in birds the tubes

B.    Whereas the tiny tubes for the conveying of nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in mammals in parallel lines, birds have tubes that

C.   Unlike mammals, where the tiny tubes for conveying nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel lines, birds’ tubes

D.   Unlike mammals, in whom the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel lines, the tubes in birds

E.    Unlike the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to bone cells, which in mammals are arrayed in parallel lines, in birds the tubes

answer(A), but why?

mapleflying

这道题好像没有人问过

paveway

A. Whereas in mammals....the tiny tubes ... are arrayed, in birds the tubes form....

  whereas 引起对比，主、从句结构对称

B. 冗长、结构不对称

C\ D 用mammals 和 birds' tubes比较，错误

E. Unlike the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to bone cells, which in mammals are arrayed in parallel lines, in birds the tubes

  说不清楚，Unlike the tiny tubes that...., which in mammals..., in birds the tubes...比较别扭

不知道这样讲有道理没？

mapleflying

我以前以为whereas不能用在句首，所以做错了

kathy8446

问一下whereas一定要求句子平行对称吗？

kennypl

同问

象这里whereas引导从句后面跟介词短语,主句难道也要以介词短语开始吗?

急!!!!

阿土莎莎

easygoer

以下是引用paveway在2005-9-10 21:00:00的发言：

A. Whereas in mammals....the tiny tubes ... are arrayed, in birds the tubes form....

  whereas 引起对比，主、从句结构对称

B. 冗长、结构不对称

C\ D 用mammals 和 birds' tubes比较，错误

E. Unlike the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to bone cells, which in mammals are arrayed in parallel lines, in birds the tubes

  说不清楚，Unlike the tiny tubes that...., which in mammals..., in birds the tubes...比较别扭

不知道这样讲有道理没？

E中的which造成ambiguity，离所想要修饰的词汇tubes太远。所以是错误的答案。

january_ye

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