[求助] 关于分号的作用 og225,251，261 谢谢！：）

juliet01192000

看了一些og的题干，有些使用分号的。尤其是有的选项，就是靠分号的作用区别对错的。

但是感觉对于选项的解释有些矛盾！困惑。。。

225. Minnesota is the only one of the contiguous forty-eight states that still has a sizable wolf population, and where this predator remains the archenemy of cattle and sheep.

(A) that still has a sizable wolf population, and where

(B) that still has a sizable wolf population, where

(C) that still has a sizable population of wolves, and where

(D) where the population of wolves is still sizable；（E）

(E) where there is still a sizable population of wolves and where

og: Choice D is grammatically constructed, but it lacks a conjunction that establishes a logical relation between the clauses; since Minnesota as a grammatical subject is separated from the clause following the semicolon, the statement there need not even pertain to Minnesota.

og的意思是说，有了分号以后。本来由有关系的两句话被分号阻隔，变得没关系了。

所以有的xdjm说：因为出现了分号，割断成了两个部分，第二部分的this predator 中的this不知道是指什么，所以D错！

再看og 251

251. The gyrfalcon, an Arctic bird of prey, has survived a close brush with extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than when the use of DDT was sharply restricted in the early 1970’s.

(A) extinction; its numbers are now five times greater than

(B) extinction; its numbers are now five times more than

(C) extinction, their numbers now fivefold what they were

(D) extinction, now with fivefold the numbers they had（A）

(E) extinction, now with numbers five times greater than

当时也有xdjm问 its numbers 的指代问题，这里明显是 its  指代 The gyrfalcon's,

也就是说即使有分号，但是分号前后的两个部分还是有紧密联系的。

在复习完这两道题后，我再次对og前后解释不一致这个现象表示强烈的愤慨！！！

到底分号的作用是什么？

另外og 261

Born in LACE>CalcuttaLACE> in 1940, author Bharati Mukherjee became a LACE>United StatesLACE> citizen in 1988; she has lived in LACE>EnglandLACE> and LACE>CanadaLACE>, and first came to the LACE>United StatesLACE> in 1961 to study at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

为什么这里不用句号！？

唉，因为分号的作用也是gmat中判断选项错误的一个手段，请nn给个明确的说法，谢谢了！：）

greenpuma

semicolon is sometimes equal to 'because'

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juliet01192000

谢谢绿豹哥哥。我记下了，这是分号的一种用法，请问对我的其他问题有什么高见？谢谢！：）

juliet01192000

英语写作中分号的运用

分号的用法

分号有时又称为小句号。它表示一个停顿，其停顿时间在逗号与冒号的停顿时间之间。文章如采用许多分号，其风格则变得严肃、正式。为了正确使用分号，有必要先学会辨认主句。当两个主句没有任何连接词（and, but, or, nor, for）连接而出现在同一个句子里，这时最好采用分号使之分离。分号的主要作用很简单，它常用于分离没有连接词连接的句子。但最好不要在从句之间形成如此之强的停顿。如果你要连接从句，而又不愿意用连接词时，则采用分号。

The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feel.

You don't write because you want to say something; you write because you've got something to say.

In the past, boy babies were often dressed in blue; girls, in pink.

Can't you see it's no good to go on alone; we'll starve to death if we keep traveling this way much longer.

John F. Kennedy said at his inaugural speech, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."

Our power to apprehend truth is limited; to seek it, limitless.

Science needs to be lived alongside religion, philosophy, history and esthetic experience; alone it can lead to great harm.

下列各词和短语如用于连接复合句时，常与分号连用：

then however thus furthermore
hence indeed consequently also
that is nevertheless anyhow in addition
in fact on the other hand likewise moreover
still meanwhile instead besides
otherwise in other words henceforth for example
therefore at the same time even now

例：
Being clever and cynical, he succeeded in becoming president of the company; meanwhile his wife left him.

The weather was cold for that time of the year; nevertheless, we set out to hike to the top of that mountain.

According to one national survey, high school boys expected a starting salary of $19,500 for their first full-time job; on the other hand, high school girls expected a starting salary of only $15,000.

roselee0817

对于楼主提出的第一个问题和第二个问题我觉得两个之间还是有一点不同，不知道对不对。

第一题中 LACE>MinnesotaLACE> 是state 和this predator并无直接的指代关系，也就是说不知道this 指的是什么，this 并不能指Minnesota；而第二题中 The gyrfalcon，后面的it's number，it's就是指the gyrfalcon's.所以可以用。

不知道我表达清楚没有，大概就是这个意思。

juliet01192000

以下是引用roselee0817在2006-3-24 22:58:00的发言：

对于楼主提出的第一个问题和第二个问题我觉得两个之间还是有一点不同，不知道对不对。

第一题中 LACE>MinnesotaLACE> 是state 和this predator并无直接的指代关系，也就是说不知道this 指的是什么，this 并不能指Minnesota；而第二题中 The gyrfalcon，后面的it's number，it's就是指the gyrfalcon's.所以可以用。

不知道我表达清楚没有，大概就是这个意思。

强烈感谢roselee0817 mm 的解释，让我恍然大悟！

在这里再重新理一下思路：

分号的作用正如上面我查到的解释所说，他虽然是停顿，但是它所连接的两个句子是有联系的！

og225

225. LACE>MinnesotaLACE> is the only one of the contiguous forty-eight states that still has a sizable wolf population, and where this predator remains the archenemy of cattle and sheep.>>

(A) that still has a sizable wolf population, and where>>

(B) that still has a sizable wolf population, where>>

(C) that still has a sizable population of wolves, and where

(D) where the population of wolves is still sizable；（E）

(E) where there is still a sizable population of wolves and where

1 先看题干，是两个定于从句，也就是说后面的两个小句子（从句）在正确选项中也应该与Minnesota 是从属关系的。这是大前提。

2 在D中，分号后的句子是 this predator remains the archenemy of cattle and sheep，这样他就与前面这句话形成了并列关系，而不是从属关系，改变了原句的结构 所以og说：

Choice D is grammatically constructed, but it lacks a conjunction that establishes a logical relation between the clauses; since Minnesota as a grammatical subject is separated from the clause following the semicolon, the statement there need not even pertain to Minnesota.

这道题D选项错并不是原来自己分析的原因，而是因为这样的结构不对。

再次感谢！：）

jandjshi

可以把 ; 换成 “, and” 做试验.

一般and的关系比较疏松, 没有定从紧密.

如果要用and或 ; 的, 又要紧密, 可以用代词连接前文. 还有一题可参考: OG234: its wavelength

juliet01192000

3x,jandjshi

amber0919