OG SC 15

sbbi

15. In his research paper, Dr. Frosh, medical director of the Payne Whitney Clinic, distinguishes mood swings. which may be violent without their being grounded in mental disease, from genuine manic-depressive psychosis.

(A)    mood swings, which may be violent without their being grounded in mental disease, from genuine manic-depressive psychosis
(B)    mood swings, perhaps violent without being grounded in mental disease, and genuine manic-depressive psychosis ,
(C)    between mood swings, which may be violent without being grounded in mental disease, and genuine manic-depressive psychosis
(D)    between mood swings, perhaps violent without being grounded in mental disease, from genuine manic-depressive psychosis
(E)    genuine manic-depressive psychosis and mood swings, which may be violent without being grounded in mental disease

ETS Exaplaination
The best choice is C because it uses the idiomatically correct expression distinguishes between x and y and because it provides a structure in which the relative clause beginning which may be violent clearly modifies mood swings. The other choices use distinguishes in unidiomatic constructions. Additionally, their in A is intrusive and unnecessary, and the modifier of mood swings in B and D (perhaps violent) is awkward and less clear than the more developed clause which may be violent.

My Question:
Why is the modifier of mood swings in B and D (perhaps violent) awkward and less clear? thanks!

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anchoret

我也不太明白，只是隐约觉得perhaps和maybe过于主观，慎用，应替换成probably(是不是，忘了?)或may be

sbbi

高!这是从哪儿看来的?
according to OG SC 26, "probably">"maybe". Is it the same reason behind?

以下是引用anchoret在2003-9-1 11:27:00的发言：
我也不太明白，只是隐约觉得perhaps和maybe过于主观，慎用，应替换成probably(是不是，忘了?)或may be

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anchoret

类似的还有hopefully，应该替换成it is hoped等。

文词替换的还有：old--ancient
death--obtuary

还有一些，但是忘了

anchoret

语法讨论还是请到语法区，否则数学讨论会被淹没的 ：）

我等会帮你移过去

sbbi

哦,对不起忘了.只是觉得这儿人多势众,高手也多.

被很多问题困扰了很久,到了不处理不行的地步了

以下是引用anchoret在2003-9-1 11:50:00的发言：
语法讨论还是请到语法区，否则数学讨论会被淹没的 ：）

我等会帮你移过去

shawnluxc

非限制性定语从句不能省which.