prep又一题~~

nina_nn

Women are expected to be the majority of students entering law school this fall, a trend ultimately placing more women in leadership positions in politics and business.

 

(A) Women are expected to be the majority of students entering law school this fall, a trend ultimately placing

(B) The majority of students entering law school this fall are expected to be women, a trend that will ultimately place

(C) The majority of students entering law school this fall are expected to be women, which will ultimately place

(D) It is expected that the majority of students entering law school this fall will be women, a trend ultimately placing

(E) It is expected for women to be the majority of students entering law school this fall, which will ultimately place

 

答案是c, 这里用are对吗？ 查了一下字典，涉及句首用the majority (of) 有两个例句，一个后面用的是单数，另一个说单复数都可以...

彻底晕了~~到底怎么用呀？

 

yulinling

做为一个整体对外用单.

指向为内部(的individuals)时, 用复.

Jolin_hz

c: "which" refers to??

adlinker

Women are expected to be the majority of students entering law school this fall, a trend ultimately placing more women in leadership positions in politics and business.

 

(A) Women are expected to be the majority of students entering law school this fall, a trend ultimately placing

(B) The majority of students entering law school this fall are expected to be women, a trend that will ultimately place

(C) The majority of students entering law school this fall are expected to be women, which will ultimately place

(D) It is expected that the majority of students entering law school this fall will be women, a trend ultimately placing

(E) It is expected for women to be the majority of students entering law school this fall, which will ultimately place

C绝对是错的，which修饰women指代错误。

答案B

Jolin_hz

agree ls, I have just done it in the prep