小兵张嘎的语法难题之十五

小兵张嘎

OG---258

258. The British sociologist and activist Barbara Wootton once noted as a humorous example of income maldistribution that the elephant that gave rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo was earning annually exactly what she then earned as director of adult education for London.
C）
A）that the elephant that gave rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo was earning
B）that the elephant, giving rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo, had been earning
D）that there was an elephant giving rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo, and it earned
E）the elephant that gave rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo and was earning
the elephant giving rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo and that it earned

不太明白，请分析一下，尤其是B

261. Being a United States citizen since 1988 and born in Calcutta in 1940. author Bharati Mukherjee has lived in England and Canada, and first came to the United States in 1961 to study at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

Being a United States citizen since 1988 and born in Calcutta in 1940, author Bharati Mukherjee has
Having been a United States citizen since 1988, she was born in Calcutta in 1940; author Bharati Mukherjee
Born in Calcutta in 1940, author Bharati Mukherjee became a United States citizen in 1988; she has
Being born in Calcutta in 1940 and having been a United States citizen since 1988, author Bharati Mukherjee
Having been born in Calcutta in 1940 and being a United States citizen since 1988, author Bharati Mukherjee
不太明白，请分析一下，

1stzhang

1、到底是哪里不明白，b的had been earning 过去完成进行时，肯定不对
2、这个题目就考了一个逻辑主语，有什么不明白的，你说清楚

mindfree

1. B还有一个问题. giving rides不如从句. 动词的现在分词表示同时进行或还在进行的动作. 同样的例子有cannon shooting dead chicken就不如cannon that shot dead chicken.

2. 看到划线部分有being,就要警觉起来, 选项很有可能是错的, wordy. A的错误在于being和前后两个动作的顺序, 好象先是citizen后出生. 分号在GMAT语法中也经常出现, 我印象里很多正确答案含分号, 包括我考试中的一道真题.

renprince

以下是引用mindfree在2003-4-30 20:39:00的发言：

2. 看到划线部分有being,就要警觉起来, 选项很有可能是错的, wordy. A的错误在于being和前后两个动作的顺序, 好象先是citizen后出生. 分号在GMAT语法中也经常出现, 我印象里很多正确答案含分号, 包括我考试中的一道真题.

can free illustrate this with an example 'cause I have never encounted such usage

[此贴子已经被作者于2003-6-5 0:34:49编辑过]

lyricling

1，现在分词作定语修饰名词，多表示常期，一贯的动作，这种用法多用来修饰法令，法规之类的名词。定语从句则表示具体，特定的动作。在这里giving修饰elephant不如用定语从句好。真题中有好些这样的例子，如OG1,80,100,103,142,222等,你可以找来集中看一下。
2,同意mindfree,尤其是being+名词作修饰语成分时，being纯属多余。印象中就只有一个含being的选项是正确的。补充材料91，那个题是现在分词的被动态，样子是being　done,偶选错了。
关于带分号的句子容易对，我也有同感。原因是在句子层次比较复杂的时候，用一个分号可连接两个不能捏在一起的主谓结构。如OG50，81，补充材料上还有，不记得号了。

jacy

以下是引用lyricling在2003-6-5 2:59:00的发言：
1，现在分词作定语修饰名词，多表示常期，一贯的动作，这种用法多用来修饰法令，法规之类的名词。定语从句则表示具体，特定的动作。在这里giving修饰elephant不如用定语从句好。真题中有好些这样的例子，如OG1,80,100,103,142,222等,你可以找来集中看一下。
2,同意mindfree,尤其是being+名词作修饰语成分时，being纯属多余。印象中就只有一个含being的选项是正确的。补充材料91，那个题是现在分词的被动态，样子是being　done,偶选错了。
关于带分号的句子容易对，我也有同感。原因是在句子层次比较复杂的时候，用一个分号可连接两个不能捏在一起的主谓结构。如OG50，81，补充材料上还有，不记得号了。

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