[讨论]OG11-93

pangpangshin

93. By a vote of 9 to 0, the Supreme Court awarded the Central Intelligence Agency broad discretionary powers enabling it to withhold from the public the identities of its sources of intelligence information.

(A)        

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enabling it to withhold from the public

(B)         for it to withhold from the public

(C)        for withholding disclosure to the public of

(D)        that enable them to withhold from public disclosure

(E)         that they can withhold public disclosure of

Logical predication + Agreement

In this correct sentence, the underlined phrase clearly modifies powers; it refers to the Central Intelligence Agency. To withhold from the public is concise, idiomatic, and clear.

A    

Correct. The sentence clearly and grammatically explains that the Court granted powers that enable the Central Intelligence Agency to withhold certain information from the public.

B     An -ing modifier should begin the phrase

describing powers; for it to ... is not idiomatic

C     For withholding is not the correct idiom;

withholding disclosure is inaccurate since it is

actually the identities that we to be withheld;

disclosure to the public ofis awkward

D       Them does not agree with the Central Intelligence Agenc, withhold ... disclosure is wordy and imprecise since it is in fact the identities that are withheld
                ^...77

E     They does not agree with the Central Intelligence Agency; withhold ... disclosure is inaccurate since it is the identities that are withheld

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The correct answer is A.

对答案没疑问，麻烦大家帮忙解释下OG黄色部分的解释是什么意思？怎么突然多出个disclosure,晕了

carolinelmf

disclosure就是D选项本来有的啊。它不应该存在，因为withhold的宾语是identities

tyf250504110

考点就是

withhold& disclosure  的redundancy