og11th 119

ajmclean

119. The decision by one of the nation's largest banks to admit to $3 billion in potential losses on foreign loans could mean less lending by commercial banks to developing countries and increasinq the pressure on multigovernment lenders to supply the funds.

B the increasing pressure

C increased pressure

答案是c　我可以理解　但是总觉得b也可以　the increasing作为动名词　修饰　pressure　相当于形容词的作用．这样the　increasing与less对应　lending和pressure对应不也可以吗？动名词不能修饰名词吗？而且我总觉得increased加ed没有加ing好，increase可以用被动吗？请求指教．．．．．．．

jaleel

区别在于句子结构：

The decision .........could mean
            less lending by commercial banks to developing countries and
                increased pressure on multigovernment lenders to supply the funds.

less lending和increased pressure对称，都是adj.+n.形式。