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CoralOcean

Q39:

Five hundred million different species of living creatures have appeared on Earth, nearly 99 percent of them vanishing.

 

1. Five hundred million different species of living creatures have appeared on Earth, nearly 99 percent of them vanishing.
2. Nearly 99 percent of five hundred million different species of living creatures that appeared on Earth have vanished.
3. Vanished are nearly 99 percent of the five hundred million different species of living creatures that appeared on Earth.
4. Of five hundred million different species of living creatures that have appeared on Earth, nearly 99 percent of them have vanished.
5. Of the five hundred million different species of living creatures that have appeared on Earth, nearly 99 percent have vanished.

 

谁能告诉我为什么E对而D错吗？

songlovegt

the five hundred million different species of living creatures
用限定词 the 是因为有限定修饰 of living creatures
D 中them 歧义可指代 species or creatures