GWD14_12 (TN版)

qiqiusa

12. GWD17-Q12:

Mauritius was a British colony for almost 200 years, excepting for the domains of administration and teaching, the English language was never really spoken on the island.

 

A.      excepting for

B.       except in

C.      but except in

D.      but excepting for

E.       with the exception of

正确答案为：C

为什么是C呢？而不是D？

qiqiusa

没人解答啊，救命啊……

KennyChenzju

还原倒装，but the English language was never really spoken on the island except (spoken) in the domains of ...  英语除了在管理和教学领地里“被讲”（“被讲”的动词省略）之外   所以是C

XLShirleyW

还原倒装，but the English language was never really spoken on the island except (spoken) in the domains of ...  英语除了在管理和教学领地里“被讲”（“被讲”的动词省略）之外   所以是C

-- by 会员 KennyChenzju (2008/8/25 20:05:00)

why not B
why do i have to add" but"?

jameshzd

楼主，你看前面是一个完整的句子，后面也是个完整的句子啊，所以要连接词啊，but 是必须加的。