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guoguo463

5. In presenting his modus vivendi proposal, Lansing implied that the American government accepted the German view that armed merchant vessels were warships: however, when the proposal was dropped by the Wilson administration, it seemed to be reverting to the British view on this question.
(A) when the proposal was dropped by the Wilson administration, it
(B) after it was dropped, the Wilson administration
(C) by dropping the proposal, the Wilson administration
(D) the Wilson administration dropped the proposal when it
(E) when they dropped the proposal, the Wilson administration

The key is C.

who can help me analyze this question and explain why other choices are wrong?

thanks

jandjshi

The key is to understand who is reverting to British view. Wilson administration is.

A) it指代歧义, 优先指代主语the proposal. when用的不好, after好些.

B) it指代主语the Wilson admin.

D) it还是有问题. when修饰dropped, 用的大错.

E) they没指代. the wilson admin要用it.