11月语法JJ即GWD2-33~~马上要考试了, 求助~~

sigrid920

GWD 2-33

When an active tooth in the shark’s jaws is lost or worn down, many spare teeth lie in seemingly limitless reserve, each of which are ready to slide into the appropriate position.

A.    When an active tooth in the shark’s jaws is lost or worn down, many spare teeth lie in seemingly limitless reserve, each of which are ready to slide into the appropriate position.

B.     Whenever an active tooth is lost or worn down, many spare teeth lie in seemingly limitless reserve in the shark’s jaws, which are each ready to slide into the appropriate position.

C.     Many spare teeth lie in seemingly limitless reserve in the shark’s jaws, each one of which are ready to slide into the appropriate position when an active tooth is lost or worn down.

D.    The many spare teeth lying in seemingly limitless reserve in the shark’s jaws, each one of which is ready to slide into the appropriate position whenever an active tooth is lost or worn down.

E.     In the shark’s jaws, many spare teeth lie in seemingly limitless reserve, each one ready to slide into the appropriate position whenever an active tooth is lost or worn down.

答案是(A), 偶的疑问是 each of which are 怎么会是对的呢?

Factiva

此题被问过多次，答案是E.

A:

(1) "each of which are … ": "are" does not agree with "each of … ". (2) "of which" illogically modifies "reserve", rather than "teeth".

B:

(1) "which are … " illogically modifies "jaws".

C:

(1) "each one of which … " illogically modifies "jaws".

D:

(1) sentence fragment. (2) "which" illogically modifies "jaws".

E:

BEST (1) noun1 + noun2 (pl), each / each one + adjective phrase. 独立主格形式

sigrid920

谢谢~~谢谢~~

ptr07

thanks, E looks right