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154. In 1791 Robert Carter III, one of the wealthiest plantation owners in Virginia, stunned his family, friends, and neighbors by filing a deed of emancipation, setting free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered his property.

(A) setting free the more than 599 slaves who were legally considered

(B) setting free more than the 500 slaves legally considered as

(C) and set free more than 500 slaves, who were legally considered as

(D) and set free more than the 500 slaves who were legally considered

(E) and he set free the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered as

怎么判断the 的位置？OG解释：In choices B and D the misconstructed phrases set(ing) free more than the 500 slaves.... mistakenly suggest that Carter set free slaves that were not his own. 难理解？

princeton 模拟卷1 中一道类似题：

Although nearly 30 percent of the more than 9 million residents of New York City are African-American, the nation's most popular city did not elect its first African-American mayor until 1989.

A. 同上

B. Although nearly 30 percent of over 9 million of the

C. Although the nearly 30 percent of more than 9 million

答案选A， 为什么不选C？请各位指教

wild

For OG154,In "the more than 500 slaves who were legally considered his property",
the word "the" emphasizes that he had his own
"more than 500 slaves". He may have 550 slaves.

If you move "the " to "more than the 500 slaves who were legally considered his property",
then the word "the" emphasizes that he only had 500 slaves and he set free more than his own slaves.

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再请问一下，模卷1里的the 为什么不放在nearly 前面呢？

wild

I don't know the answer. I guess that it just doesn't feel right to say "the nearly 30 percent of more than 9 million". Maybe someone else has better answer.