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hardcandy

There are no legal limits, as there are for cod and haddock, on the size of monkfish that can be caught, a circumstance that contributes to their depletion through overfishing.

A.      There are no legal limits, as there are for cod and haddock, on the size of monkfish that can be caught, a circumstance that contributes to their depletion through overfishing.

B.       There are no legal limits on the size of monkfish that can be caught, unlike cod or haddock, a circumstance that contributes to depleting them because they are being overfished.

C.      There are legal limits on the size of cod and haddock that can be caught, but not for monkfish, which contributes to its depletion through overfishing.

D.      Unlike cod and haddock, there are no legal size limits on catching monkfish, which contributes to its depletion by being overfished.

E.       Unlike catching cod and haddock, there are no legal size limits on catching monkfish, contributing to their depletion because they are overfished.

这道题我选了A，不过是在感觉其它答案都不如它的情况下选的。A中的a circumstance that contributes to their depletion through overfishing那个THEIR是不是有问题，该用ITS（针对MONKFISH)呢？请指教，谢谢

georgetseng

因为这道题考的不是单复数，所以A)应该是最好的选项。
对于物种类的集合名词，GMAC自己的用法其实也很放松。在语法上，如果物种是可数的，没有争议，比如，the dog, a dog,跟单数，dogs跟复数。对于不可数的，如the fish显然应跟单数，fish理论上也应该跟单数，但并没有语法书专门讨论过。
以下句子出自GMAC阅读中的原句,类似的应该还有不少：
Although the homing instinct of salmon to their natal
stream is strong, a fraction of the fish returning from the sea (rarely more
than 15 percent) stray and spawn in nearby streams. 
For the
next couple of years, steelhead trout (a species included among the salmonids)
returning from the sea to spawn were forced to find alternative streams.

另外，Power Prep中的一道改错题答案： Both the caribou and the reindeer belong to the species Rangifer tarandus, but after 7,000 years of domestication in Eurasia, reindeer have developed a tendency to circle in tight groups, while caribou tend to spread far and wide.

reallingling

I will go for choice C.

georgetseng

不选C)的理由
1)but not for monkfish应为but not for monkfish代替but there are no legal limits on the size of monkfish很勉强
2)整个句子的意思原来应该是,no legal limit on the size of monkfish that can be caught导致了depletion，C)的句子结构显得是legal limit on the size of cod & haddock导致了depletion
3）GMAT句子改错中不喜欢用which代表整个句子
4）A)也有问题，但都有问题的情况下优先选A)

hardcandy

以下是引用georgetseng在2008-8-11 8:17:00的发言：
因为这道题考的不是单复数，所以A)应该是最好的选项。
对于物种类的集合名词，GMAC自己的用法其实也很放松。在语法上，如果物种是可数的，没有争议，比如，the dog, a dog,跟单数，dogs跟复数。对于不可数的，如the fish显然应跟单数，fish理论上也应该跟单数，但并没有语法书专门讨论过。
以下句子出自GMAC阅读中的原句,类似的应该还有不少：
Although the homing instinct of salmon to their natal
stream is strong, a fraction of the fish returning from the sea (rarely more
than 15 percent) stray and spawn in nearby streams. 
For the
next couple of years, steelhead trout (a species included among the salmonids)
returning from the sea to spawn were forced to find alternative streams.

另外，Power Prep中的一道改错题答案： Both the caribou and the reindeer belong to the species Rangifer tarandus, but after 7,000 years of domestication in Eurasia, reindeer have developed a tendency to circle in tight groups, while caribou tend to spread far and wide.

谢谢解答。

刚刚查字典发现这些名词（包括之前句子中的monkfish）都可以作为单复数同形（看到你的REINDEER例子想到会不会是这种情况的)。现在没什么疑惑了，肯定是选A的。

cynthiak

请问A里的as there are的省略是怎么回事?

AlienX

omission的原則是: reader可以不費勁的知道被omitted的東東是什麼...

lcy19812000

A is right. Nouns of fish such as monkfish, trout and salmon are both plural and singular forms. Moreover, in GMAT and TOEFL, they are usually used in plural forms.

C is wrong because "which" can not denote a sentence. In A, we change "which" into "circumstance" and the attributive clause into an appositive clause, the problem is figured out.

smartsky11

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rucky521

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