OG-131

terry_awesome

131. The Commerce Department announced that the economy grew during the second quarter at a 7.5 percent annual rate, while inflation eased when it might have been expected for it to rise.
A.    it might have been expected for it to rise
B.    it might have been expected to rise
C.    it might have been expected that it should rise
D.    its rise might have been expected
E.    there might have been an expectation it would rise

I wanna know why Answer D is wrong?

terry_awesome

PLZ HELP ME OUT...THX,GUYS

halcyon

看og 的解释，认为c 平行结构更严谨

swiffer

its has no referent, because its can't refer to inflation.

wanze

answer is b
it refers to inflation,{why   not}

晓晓

131. the commerce department announced that the economy grew during the second quarter at a 7.5 percent annual rate, while inflation eased when it might have been expected for it to rise.
a. it might have been expected for it to rise
b. it might have been expected to rise
c. it might have been expected that it should rise
d. its rise might have been expected
e. there might have been an expectation it would rise

根据OG的解释：
D的错误主要是和 inflation eased 这个语句的无法构成平衡：
主语 inflation  －    its rises
谓语  eased    －    might have been expected
在ETS看来，这样的搭配是 awkward，因为它崇尚并列结构的平衡

然后在看看超级菜鸟手册的解释：
1. 动词本来就比名词表达的意思要清晰；
2. 主从句中如果主语能尽量一致的话最好—这样也是为了清晰，而且也符合大并列的原则

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