这题应该怎么把握？？？

fengxx1110

Emily Dickinson’s letters to Susan Huntington Dickinson were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumbering her letters to anyone else.

A.      Dickinson were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumbering

B.      Dickinson were written over a period that begins a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ended shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumber

C.      Dickinson, written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and that ends shortly before Emily’s death in 1886 and outnumbering

D.      Dickinson, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother, ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, and outnumbering

E.       Dickinson, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumber

cuishang11

B. begins时态错，且与ended不平行

C.beginning与ends不平行， 整个句子也没有谓语

D.造成beginning...,ending...,and outnumbering并列的歧义，整个句子没有谓语

剩下的A、E  关键是要把握句子的重心  到底谓语是were还是outnumber

A的一个明显错误是outnumbering的修饰对象不明，容易造成歧义

而E的结构完整无歧义，同时整个句子的重心理解起来也比A更合理

fengxx1110

       谢谢cuishang11，你的回帖分析得很全面。