prep-1-103

biggeo

103.    (30029-!-item-!-188;#058&004082)

Simply because they are genetically engineered does not make it any more likely for plants to become an invasive or persistent weed, according to a decade-long study published in the journal Nature.

(A) because they are genetically engineered does not make it any more likely for plants to
(B) because it is genetically engineered does not make a plant any more likely to
(C) being genetically engineered does not make it any more likely that plants will
(D) being genetically engineered does not make a plant any more likely to
(E) being genetically engineered does not make a plant any more likely that it will become

D. I agree.

但B错在哪里呢?it指代? simply because从句做主语可以吗? 这里是否一定要用分词做主语?
谢谢

ktj

此句doesnot 是谓语,需要个主语.A.B显然排除.because引导句子,怎么能做主语呢?

CDE中,any more likely应该修饰v,所以我觉得该选D来修饰to do.C中成了it的补语,好象不能这么用吧.

sunnyswallow

1)because从句不可以做主语,主语不可以是句子

2)being genetically engineered表示被动,受动者是a plant

skyzhang

以下是引用ktj在2007-5-16 17:52:00的发言：

此句doesnot 是谓语,需要个主语.A.B显然排除.because引导句子,怎么能做主语呢?

CDE中,any more likely应该修饰v,所以我觉得该选D来修饰to do.C中成了it的补语,好象不能这么用吧.

Consent ~~

ktj

LONGMAN对llikely的解释:

--做adj时:

like‧ly1
            S1
            W1 comparative likelier, superlative likeliest

1
            something that is likely will probably happen or is probably true [≠ unlikely]:

Snow showers are likely tomorrow.

likely outcome/effects/consequences etc
            

What are the likely effects of the law going to be?

the most
                    likely cause
                of the problem

likely to do/be something
            

Children who live in the country's rural areas are
                        very likely
                    to be poor.

more/less/most/least likely
            

Young drivers are far more likely to have accidents than older drivers.

It is
                    more than likely (=almost certain)
                the votes will have to be counted again.

It could have been an accident, but that was
                    hardly likely (=not very likely).

He could offer no
                    likely explanation
                when I asked him.

2 [only before noun]
            suitable for a particular purpose:

the three most
                    likely candidates
                for president

One likely source of energy is windpower.

3
            a likely story
            spoken
            used to tell someone you do not believe what they have just said

--做adv时:

likely2

1
                    probably
                

most/very likely
                    

I'd very likely have done the same thing in your situation.

(as) likely as not
                        spoken (=very probably)
                    

As likely as not, the meeting will take place in the village pub.

2
                    not likely!
                    spoken
                    especially British English
                    used to disagree strongly, or to say that something will not happen:

'He said you'd be giving them a lift.' 'Not likely!'

stephenyu

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