prep-2的104，有人来讨论下吗？

Roberta2011

In B and E, dependent is a n. to reflect tree, is not logic
In A, it is obvious that size, climate, and altitude are a set of parallel three, it doesn't make anysense to group the later two together and parallel the group with its size.
In C, even if the both is omitted, still has the same issue as A.

-- by 会员 cestmoilance (2008/8/13 21:46:00)

PERFECT... can not agree with  you more

Roberta2011

另外，觉得b中的and also表达不好，详见帖子 http://forum.chasedream.com/GMAT_SC/thread-437751-1.html



“And also” is redundant; say just “and” or “also.”

llfgohk

我认为是 and also语义重复了

-- by 会员 jupiter410 (2009/9/13 15:42:00)

可以SC的正确答案里也会出现and also 连用啊

kakahbwyb

我想知道正确答案里面的 is able to的用法对吗？ 这个不是要用在人或者动物上么？

whenwhywhat

去Manhattan的论坛上面找了一下 上面ron大神这样解释dependent和depending的区别
原贴 http://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/the-yield-per-acre-of-coffee-berries-varies-enormously-in-t649.html

as stated above, "dependent" is an adjective, and "depending" is a participle (which introduces an adverbial modifier that modifies the action of the clause, rather than modifying a noun).

the bigger problem here, though, lies in the different meanings of the 2 words. "dependent" refers to reliance on another for some kind of support (as in "my children are dependent on me for their food and shelter"). so not only is that choice sketchy in terms of grammar, but its meaning is also all kinds of wrong: it makes no sense to say that a tree is "dependent" on its size (does its size provide it with food or water? etc)

OwenBBB

这道题在08prep有作为引用解释“主语，现在分词短语，谓宾”这种结构中，现分是不是总会存在歧义（作状语or定语），貌似总结是：按照习惯用语，这个现分都是用作伴随状语的，因此，不存在作为后置非限定修饰语的可能性，所以，dependent这种用法不好