GWD-8-Q32, og 102 ,them不指代介词宾语还是不指代插入语成分？？？

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GWD-8-Q32

At the annual stockholders meeting, investors heard a
presentation on the numerous challenges facing the company, including among
them the threat from a rival’s multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and
the declining sales for the company’s powerful microprocessor chip.

    

 

    

A.     
including among them the
threat from a rival’s multibillion-dollar patentinfringement suit and the
declining sales for

    

B.     
which includes the threat of a
rival’s multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and declining sales of

    

C.    
included among these the
threat from a rival’s multibillion-dollar patentinfringement suit as well as a
decline in sales for

    

D.    
among them the threat of a
rival’s multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit and the decline in sales
of

    

E.     
among these the threat from a
rival’s multibillion-dollar patent-infringement suit as well as the decline in
sales for

参考答案是d,讨论中也有人认为是b,我觉得which 指代a
presentation意思很正确,不可能有歧义会认为也可指代 the company.

og 11- 102

Beatrix Potter, in her book illustrations, carefully coordinating them with her narratives, capitalized on her keen observation and love of the natural world.

    

(A) Beatrix Potter, in her book illustrations, carefully coordinating them with her narratives,

    

(B) In her book illustrations, carefully coordinating them with her narratives, Beatrix Potter

    

(C) In her book illustrations, which she carefully coordinated with her narratives, Beatrix Potter

    

(D) Carefully coordinated with her narratives, Beatrix Potter, in her book illustrations

    

(E) Beatrix Potter, in her book illustrations, carefully coordinated them with her narratives and

    

参考答案是c

    

og 解释是：Them cannot refer to book illustrations because the plural noun is the object of the preposition in.

有讨论认为是them 不能指代插入语的成分,

them到底是不指代介词宾语还是不指代插入语成分呢? 不知道大家认为怎样.

如果不指代介词宾语,GWD-8-Q32  d  就是错的.

                

    

mermaid009

同问,THEM的用法

zeayin

首先，有就近指代原则。

即便跳跃指代 PRESENTATION，那么后面从句的意思是和PRESENTATION不匹配的，而是和CHALLENGES相对应。

并且，B中，CHALLENGE之一是销售量的下降，中心词应该为DECLINE,而不是SALES。