GWD-24-41(不知何故，原链接失效）

laura466

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vivianxiong

In California, a lack of genetic variation in the Argentine ant has allowed the species to spread widely; due to their being so genetically similar to one another, the ants consider all their fellows to be a close relative and thus do not engage in the kind of fierce intercolony struggles that limits the spread of this species in its native Argentina.
  species这里是单数。

species这里是单数。

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-- by 会员 糖棠8875 (2008/4/30 14:55:00)

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Kisusis

C中的it指代the ant，表示一类的概念，it is so genetically similar就说得通了（类似于整体名词family之类的？）
划线后面的its native。。中的its还是指代the ant‘s，以及划线前的ant也是单数，因此觉得划线中也要用单数比较和谐。。
但是C中的limits不知道作何解释？

xbtqiqi

N + 介词短语 + that中that跳跃修饰N
...................the kind of fierce intercolony struggles that limits
that 跳跃指代the kind     limites用单数
这种类型的struggles，限制了。。。

andrewsoo

The answer has to be D.
First we eliminate A,B,and E because of the impropriety use of being.
Then we come down to C and D. Between C and D, D is preferable for that "it" in C technically refers back to the word "the species" and therefore it makes no sense by saying "the species is so genetically similar". Besides it is unidiomatic to say "something is similar". It's better if it says A is similar to B. Third, in the preposition  phrase "the kind of struggles", "struggles" should be the word to determine the verb form of "limit" or "limits"(the same rule applies to "type", "kind", and "form" that the nouns closely follows these words are the determinant for the verb form, specifically, plural or simple ).

In answer D, "they are so genetically similar to one another" is correctly used in here, because the idiom"one another" is similar to "each other" only that the former is used when there are two things mentiond while the latter one is used when there are more than two thing mentioned. They works like "among" and "between".

For some guys, until you are 100 percent sure about why the right one is right, please stop misguiding others,or please do not pretend to be an authority.   I can't stand that any more...

vinsanto

Thank you!!

wizwiz

C选项最后struggles that limits这个修饰不合理吧。。。第一个排除了C
后来糊里糊涂选了D。。。

bettylll

The answer has to be D.
First we eliminate A,B,and E because of the impropriety use of being.
Then we come down to C and D. Between C and D, D is preferable for that "it" in C technically refers back to the word "the species" and therefore it makes no sense by saying "the species is so genetically similar". Besides it is unidiomatic to say "something is similar". It's better if it says A is similar to B. Third, in the preposition  phrase "the kind of struggles", "struggles" should be the word to determine the verb form of "limit" or "limits"(the same rule applies to "type", "kind", and "form" that the nouns closely follows these words are the determinant for the verb form, specifically, plural or simple ).

In answer D, "they are so genetically similar to one another" is correctly used in here, because the idiom"one another" is similar to "each other" only that the former is used when there are two things mentiond while the latter one is used when there are more than two thing mentioned. They works like "among" and "between".

For some guys, until you are 100 percent sure about why the right one is right, please stop misguiding others,or please do not pretend to be an authority.   I can't stand that any more...

-- by 会员 andrewsoo (2011/9/6 0:08:42)

andrewsoo is right. The answer should be D. Appreciate your explanation, andrewsoo!

lemonsong

vote for D
蚂蚁这个种群里的蚂蚁个体相似
句中提到个体的情况就用they，提到species就用it

Dianakisscat

vote for D
蚂蚁这个种群里的蚂蚁个体相似
句中提到个体的情况就用they，提到species就用it

-- by 会员 lemonsong (2013/1/16 18:05:11)

同意，
In California, a lack of genetic variation in the Argentine ant has allowed the species to spread widely; due to their being so genetically similar to one another, the ants consider all their fellows to be a close relative and thus do not engage in the kind of fierce intercolony struggles that limits the spread of this species in its native Argentina.


这个its只指代species，所以D选项用because they are so genetically similar是没有问题的。


两个代词各有各的功能。