请教PREP中的第12题

SuccessMBA08

In contrast to ongoing trade imbalances with China and Japan, the United States trade deficit with Mexico declined by $500 million as a result of record exports to that country.

 

(A) In contrast to ongoing trade imbalances with China and Japan, the United States trade deficit with Mexico declined by $500 million as a result of record exports to that country.

(B) In contrast to ongoing trade imbalances with China and Japan, the United States sold record exports to Mexico, reducing its trade deficit by $500 million.

(C) When compared with ongoing trade imbalances with China and Japan, the United States sold record exports to Mexico, reducing their trade deficit by $500 million.

(D) Compared with ongoing trade imbalances with China and Japan, the United States sold record exports to Mexico, reducing the trade deficit by $500 million.

(E) Compared to ongoing trade imbalances with China and Japan, the United States record exports to Mexico caused a $500 million decline in the trade deficit with that country.

答案是A，此题我知道in contrast to前后要用对等的概念，但是对B中的结构不是很清楚，谓语到底是哪一个？是sold?  麻烦NN能指点一下！谢谢！

SuccessMBA08

DDD,请大家帮忙啊！！

reallingling

B有谓语么，似乎没有吧

lijiahui0422

sold是谓语吧
B中的its有指代歧义 US还是Mexico不知道

mia113

弱弱地问下
united  states作主语 谓语是单数还是复数吖？
B和C 在reducing its 和reducing their 两者比较哪个比较好吖？
谢谢·！

CrackingGMAC

关于B选项是这样的，我觉得其错误在于"对比错误” that is , 将“the United States” 和“ongoing trade imbalances” 比了， 这是GMAT考试中经常会出现的错误形式--对比不一致。
而这里，United States 是主语，sold 是谓语，  “reducing its trade..."做伴随状语表结果。


hope it helps guys.

CrackingGMAC

弱弱地问下
united  states作主语 谓语是单数还是复数吖？
B和C 在reducing its 和reducing their 两者比较哪个比较好吖？
谢谢·！

-- by 会员 mia113 (2011/7/4 10:03:01)

US 是个国家，你觉得呢？之余B和C， 首先，你要搞清楚ITS 和THEIR 各只带什么，搞清楚句意，再说了，B 和C 对比不一致，可以排除。。。

wtylys

有没有人能跟我说以下，A中的“that”难道不会引起歧义吗？