og11-98新问, 关于分词的修饰关系，请ＮＮ指教

jojolynn

98. As rainfall began to decrease in the Southwest t the middle of the twelfth century, most of monument Valley Anasazi abandoned their homes to join other clans whose access to water was less limited.

(A) whose access to water was less limited

(B) where there was access to water that was less limited

(C) where they had less limited water access

(D) with less limitations on water access

(E) having less limitations to water access

关于Ｅ，ＯＧ上说，having is ambiguous because it is unclear whether it refers to the Anasazi or other clans.

不是说现在分词应该是指代临近的名词吗，那就是指代other clans, 意思上是通的．

请ＮＮ指教．谢谢！

crowkiller

分词在句末有可能做定语修饰之前的名词，也有可能做状语修饰整个句子。

这就是为什么解释上说having is ambiguous because it is unclear whether it refers to the Anasazi or other clans .

最少它和限定性定语从句比较起来，其修饰的确定性没有那么强，也就是说比较起来歧义可能性比较大。

Open to discuss........

lsw

以下是引用crowkiller在2007-8-28 13:33:00的发言：

分词在句末有可能做定语修饰之前的名词，也有可能做状语修饰整个句子。

这就是为什么解释上说having is ambiguous because it is unclear whether it refers to the Anasazi or other clans .

最少它和限定性定语从句比较起来，其修饰的确定性没有那么强，也就是说比较起来歧义可能性比较大。

Open to discuss........

同意！

fishlibai

解释的很清楚，豁然开朗