OG19 新题 求解答！

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To estimate the expansion rate of the universe is a notoriously difficult problem because there is a lack of a single yardstick that all distances can be measured by.
A To estimate the expansion rate of the universe is a notoriously difficult problem because there is a lack of a single yardstick that all distances can be measured by
B Estimating the expansion rate of the universe is a notoriously difficult problem because there is no single yardstick by which all distances can be measured
C Because there is a lack of a single yardstick to measure all distances by, estimating the expansion rate of the universe is a notoriously difficult problem

正确答案是B，求解释AC错在哪呀？看了gmatclub还有某刷题网站上的讨论，大部分人认为AC的表达不如B简洁（a lack of a single yardstick），还有部分说介词位置有问题（不应该放句末），求问介词位置这个解释靠谱吗？也属于GMAT要考察的点吗？

老白在费城

介词不可以放句末，这也是曼哈顿语法明确说的。所以AC可以直接判错

断了的弦

老白在费城 发表于 2019-1-8 01:34
介词不可以放句末，这也是曼哈顿语法明确说的。所以AC可以直接判错

是句首吧

老白在费城

断了的弦 发表于 2019-1-10 21:49
是句首吧

句末。句首介词多的是啊，比如 In 1992, I did.......

Rieu

Agree with LaoBai.

Additionally, "to estimate" in A is an action verb, it is better to use the "-ing" form as the noun phrase.

Last but not least, "there is a lack of" is marked as "suspicious" by Manhattan. You can refer to Appendix of the idioms. Hope it helps.

典座

notoriously是副词啊，这题里都是 a notoriously difficult problem，明显修饰了名词，不知道肿么回事？

lyd2001

Rieu 发表于 2019-1-13 01:13
Agree with LaoBai.

Additionally, "to estimate" in A is an action verb, it is better to use the "-in ...

同意！               

lyd2001

典座 发表于 2020-11-12 12:05
notoriously是副词啊，这题里都是 a notoriously difficult problem，明显修饰了名词，不知道肿么回事？ ...

notoriously是修饰difficult的吧