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老螃蟹

9. As the price of gasoline rises, （which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive）, the prices of bread and livestock feed are sure to increase.
(A) which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive
(B) which makes substituting the distillation of alcohol from cereal grain attractive
(C) which makes distilling alcohol from cereal grain an attractive substitute
(D) making an attractive substitution of alcohol distilled from cereal grain
(E) making alcohol distilled from cereal grain an attractive substitute

老螃蟹

16. Los Angeles has a higher number of family dwellings per capita than any large city.
(A) a higher number of family dwellings per capita than any large city
(B)higher numbers of family dwellings per capita than any other large city
(C) a higher number of family dwellings per capita than does any other large city
(D) higher numbers of family dwellings per capita than do other large cities
(E) a high per capita number of family dwellings, more than does any other large city

答案是c，但是any other large city其中的city不用复数吗？

老螃蟹

17. During the nineteenth century Emily Eden and Fanny Parks journeyed throughout India, sketching and keeping journals （forming the basis of news reports about the princely states where they had ）visited.
(A) forming the basis of news reports about the princely states where they had
(B) that were forming the basis of news reports about the princely states
(C) to form the basis of news reports about the princely states which they have
(D) which had formed the basis of news reports about the princely states where they had
(E) that formed the basis of news reports about the princely states they

答案是e，句子结构是怎么样的？

老螃蟹

19. The commission acknowledged that （no amount of money or staff members） can ensure the safety of people who live in the vicinity of a nuclear plant, but it approved the installation because it believed that all reasonable precautions had been taken.
(A) no amount of money or staff members
(B) neither vast amounts of money nor staff members
(C) neither vast amounts of money nor numbers of staff members
(D) neither vast amounts of money nor a large staff
(E) no matter how large the staff or how vast the amount of money

答案是d，c有什么问题？

老螃蟹

4. In cold-water habitats, certain invertebrates and fish convert starches into complex carbohydrates called glycerols, in effect manufacturing its own antifreeze.
(A) in effect manufacturing its own antifreeze
(B) effectively manufacturing antifreeze of its own
(C) in effect manufacturing their own antifreeze.
(D) so that they manufacture their own antifreeze
(E) thus the manufacture of its own antifreeze

答案是c结构是什么样子得？

老螃蟹

6. The new contract forbids a strike by the transportation union.
(A) forbids a strike by the transportation union
(B) forbids the transportation union from striking
(C) forbids that there be a strike by the transportation union
(D) will forbid the transportation union from striking
(E) will forbid that the transportation union strikes

答案是a，我想问一下by the transportation union其中的union是名词，但是by后面是表示方式吧？

remeo

以下是引用老螃蟹在2003-9-27 9:39:00的发言：
9. As the price of gasoline rises, （which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive）, the prices of bread and livestock feed are sure to increase.
(A) which makes substituting alcohol distilled from cereal grain attractive
(B) which makes substituting the distillation of alcohol from cereal grain attractive
(C) which makes distilling alcohol from cereal grain an attractive substitute
(D) making an attractive substitution of alcohol distilled from cereal grain
(E) making alcohol distilled from cereal grain an attractive substitute

首先明确句意，原句是用which-clause 中的which来代替前面整个句子的内容，这在gmat中是不允许的。正确的表达是改为现在分词形式表结果，再看d,e涉及到固定搭配。make A B 类似的表达为consider A B,选e.make还有的用法就是make it adj that-clause

remeo

以下是引用老螃蟹在2003-9-27 9:46:00的发言：
16. Los Angeles has a higher number of family dwellings per capita than any large city.
(A) a higher number of family dwellings per capita than any large city
(B)higher numbers of family dwellings per capita than any other large city
(C) a higher number of family dwellings per capita than does any other large city
(D) higher numbers of family dwellings per capita than do other large cities
(E) a high per capita number of family dwellings, more than does any other large city

答案是c，但是any other large city其中的city不用复数吗？

any+单数名词，熟悉的表达有any one（不用ones） who......，你看是不是这样。

remeo

以下是引用老螃蟹在2003-9-27 10:00:00的发言：
17. During the nineteenth century Emily Eden and Fanny Parks journeyed throughout India, sketching and keeping journals （forming the basis of news reports about the princely states where they had ）visited.
(A) forming the basis of news reports about the princely states where they had
(B) that were forming the basis of news reports about the princely states
(C) to form the basis of news reports about the princely states which they have
(D) which had formed the basis of news reports about the princely states where they had
(E) that formed the basis of news reports about the princely states they

答案是e，句子结构是怎么样的？

During the nineteenth century Emily Eden and Fanny Parks journeyed throughout India这是主句，sketching and keeping journals 这就是我上面回答你的问题，现在分词做状语，不过这里是表伴随动作，不是结果。 that formed the basis of news reports about the princely states they visited 做定语修饰journals

remeo

以下是引用老螃蟹在2003-9-27 10:03:00的发言：
19. The commission acknowledged that （no amount of money or staff members） can ensure the safety of people who live in the vicinity of a nuclear plant, but it approved the installation because it believed that all reasonable precautions had been taken.
(A) no amount of money or staff members
(B) neither vast amounts of money nor staff members
(C) neither vast amounts of money nor numbers of staff members
(D) neither vast amounts of money nor a large staff
(E) no matter how large the staff or how vast the amount of money

答案是d，c有什么问题？

numbers of staff members属于redundancy的表达，习惯用法是a large staff