什么是“夹心”:所谓“夹心”,既可以作为定语修饰主语,又可以作为状语修饰后面的谓语)很多时候的“夹心”是指在主语和谓语之间加入分词修饰。
这种情况有时候容易被忽略。 下面是我挑出来的几个例子,大家留意一下 Faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places have been cited by a new study of the 2000 United States presidential election, which estimated that they did not count 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes cast.
- Faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places have been cited by a new study of the 2000 United States presidential election, which estimated that they did not count 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes cast.
- Citing faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places, a new study of the 2000 United States presidential election has estimated that 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes cast were not counted.
- Citing faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places, 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes cast were not counted in the 2000 United States presidential election, a new study estimates.
- A new study has cited faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places in estimating that 4 million to 6 million of the 100 million votes that were cast had not been counted in the 2000 United States presidential election.
- A new study of the 2000 United States presidential election, citing faulty voting equipment, confusing ballots, voter error, and problems at polling places, has estimated 4 million to 6 million votes had not been counted of the 100 million votes cast.
A、没有根据的被动语态;代词they没有指代对象; B is the best,原来一直以为confusing后面都是修饰faulty voting equipment的表明如何faulty,所以总觉得B很有问题,今天看了http://longdarkteatime.com/2004/09/presidential-election-or-presidential.html的分析,终于搞清楚,faulty voting equipment、confusing ballots、voter error、problem at polling places都是并列的原因,前面两项各估计有1.5~2Million,加起来有4~6 million C、分词逻辑主语与句子主语不一致; D、过去完成时没有根据 E、had not been counted过去完成时没有根据;分词位置有歧义(所谓“夹心”,既可以作为定语修饰主语,又可以作为状语修饰后面的谓语);estimated 后面少that 很多时候的“夹心”是指在主语和谓语之间加入分词修饰。
Approved April 24, 1800, the act of Congress that made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., also established the Library of Congress.
A. Approved April 24, 1800, the act of Congress that made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., also established B. The act of Congress, which was approved April 24, 1800, making provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., also established C. The act of Congress approved April 24, 1800, which made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., and established D. Approved April 24, 1800, making provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., the act of Congress also established E. Approved April 24, 1800, the act of Congress made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C., also establishing
A is the best B,making修饰对象不清,夹心饼干 C,which离修饰对象较远,and 连接established后,与made成为which的部分,整个主句缺乏谓语 D,making修饰对象不清,这种表达方式很笨拙 E,establishing表伴随动作或伴随结果,在此不合适(?) E选项改变了句子意思表达的重心。
GWD30-Q17: By the same techniques used for genetically enhancing plants, making them disease- or pest-resistant, researchers have been able to increase the amount of protein in potatoes, sweet potatoes, and tobacco.
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- With the same techniques to genetically enhance plants, so that they are
- Employing the same techniques used to genetically enhance plants so that they are
- Employing the same techniques to genetically enhance plants, which makes them
- Employing the same techniques for genetically enhancing plants that make them
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