CD2-39, 奇怪的语法现象

hanhardy

CD2-39也即是GWD3-Q39:

Minivans carry as many as seven passengers and, compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less, get better gas mileage, allow passengers to get in and out more easily,

and have a smoother ride.

 

A.     Minivans carry as many as seven passengers and, compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less,

B.     Minivans, which carry as many as seven passengers, compared with most sport utility vehicles, they cost less,

C.     Minivans carry as many as seven passengers, in comparison with most sport utility vehicles, and have a lower cost, they

D.     Minivans, carrying as many as seven passengers, compared with most sport utility vehicles, cost less,

E.      Minivans, which carry as many as seven passengers, compared with most sport utility vehicles the cost is lower, and they

   参考答案：D

carrying 和 compared 两个修饰语夹在中间，不会引起歧义么？

另外，不明白这是什么语法现象。

cold2100

sb doing verb会产生歧义，但是compared with不是谓语动词，是作插入语。

FlowerJay

严格的讲，D的compared会引起歧义，因为它离passenger太近，但是这个是effectiveness错误，相比其他的错误不那么厉害。比较好地用法应该是 Compared with most sport utility vehicles, Minivans, carrying as many as seven passengers, cost less

cold2100

以下是引用FlowerJay在2007-1-11 21:59:00的发言：
严格的讲，D的compared会引起歧义，因为它离passenger太近，但是这个是effectiveness错误，相比其他的错误不那么厉害。比较好地用法应该是 Compared with most sport utility vehicles, Minivans, carrying as many as seven passengers, cost less

楼上：这样才会有歧义，carrying as many as seven passengers即可修饰Minivans，也可能修饰谓语动词cost less      

FlowerJay

我觉得不会carrying表示的是Minivan的属性，cost是谓语。所以动词分词的修饰歧义是发生在名词上的，不会影响动词