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祈晴坊主

3.    Carpenters, dentists, sewing machine operators, needlepointers, piano players, and indeed anyone who works with their hands for long hours can get carpal tunnel syndrome.
(A) anyone who works
(B) anyone working
(C) workers
(D) those for whom work is
(E) any people who work
答案是E

请问B？

1stzhang

复数概念要和复数并列,anyone是单数

joice

OG 107:
107. Downzoning, zoning that typically results in the reduction of housing density, allows for more open sapce in areas where little water or services exist.
A) little water or services exist
B) little water or services exists
c) few services and little water exists
D) there is little water or services available
E) there are few services and little available water

key E. explaination from og:
----A, B, D, are incorrect because ' little' cannot properly modify 'services'.( agree)
Also, since water and sevices are being discussed as a pair, they should logically be treated  as a compound subject requiring a plural verb; thus, B,C, and D are wrong.
E is best: the plural verb are is used, and few correctly modifies services.

My question:
If in choice C, use plural verb exist:
little water and few services exist,   will it be right or better than E?

Thanks a lot.

braveMBA

yes , I agree. But, better? No sense, both are correct. I think, this kind of situation would not occur during the test, or we would be crazy! Must I choose, I will have to choose C, because there are fewer words in the sentence, one of rules suggested by KAPLAN, but I dare not use it at all.

joice

" little' &" few" make the question complecated.  If the  clause  is  just a regular one  ( no few & little),  I won't consider " There are tables and chairs are --". " there are" is really unnecessary.

One thing i am not sure is :
little modifies  singular verb and few modifies plural  verb. when they function as a compound subject, verb agree with " llittle' or 'few"?

My opinion is :
little --- and few --- are--- , but not: few -- and little --- is ---

please confirm. thanks

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祈晴坊主

yes  

"are"
A and B  are~~~~

祈晴坊主

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gemj

以下是引用祈晴坊主在2003-9-23 17:16:00的发言：
6. Within the boundaries of artistic rivalry lies a sense of family: the shared genetic inheritance, or accident, that enables musicians to make music.
(A) Within the boundaries of artistic rivalry lies a sense of family
(B) Within the boundaries of artistic rivalry lays a sense of family
(C) A sense of family lies inside of the boundaries of artistic rivalry
(D) A family sense lies within artistic rivalry’s boundaries
(E) Within artistic rivalry’s boundaries lays a family sense

答案选A
我选D
我想问，the shared genetic inheritance, or accident到底是the boundaries of artistic rivalry 还是sense of family的同位语

我认为是a sense of family

mzyzhu

以下是引用祈晴坊主在2003-9-23 17:16:00的发言：
6. Within the boundaries of artistic rivalry lies a sense of family: the shared genetic inheritance, or accident, that enables musicians to make music.
(A) Within the boundaries of artistic rivalry lies a sense of family
(B) Within the boundaries of artistic rivalry lays a sense of family
(C) A sense of family lies inside of the boundaries of artistic rivalry
(D) A family sense lies within artistic rivalry’s boundaries
(E) Within artistic rivalry’s boundaries lays a family sense

答案选A
我选D
我想问，the shared genetic inheritance, or accident到底是the boundaries of artistic rivalry 还是sense of family的同位语

但比较A,D的话，A比D稍好在于the ...rivalry's ...表达不如the boundaries of ...rivalry好。
如果把前后句放在一起比较，根据就近修饰原则，A就明显好于D, 因谓the shared genetic inheritance是修饰the sanse of family

祈晴坊主

以下是引用mzyzhu在2003-9-24 19:59:00的发言：

但比较A,D的话，A比D稍好在于the ...rivalry's ...表达不如the boundaries of ...rivalry好。
如果把前后句放在一起比较，根据就近修饰原则，A就明显好于D, 因谓the shared genetic inheritance是修饰the sanse of family

就是说音乐家竞争力界限在于family sense，后面的the shared genetic inheritance是family sense的同位语是吧
那么，后面接着的一个or accident是什么成分呢
插入语还是接着的一个并列语呢？
那后面的that前面一个逗号，感觉这种用法好突兀哦