Prep 2-159

LUCIE_SIMON

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The first detailed study of magpie attacks in Australia indicates that by the time they had reached adulthood, 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women born in the country have been attacked by the birds

A. by the time they had reached adulthood, 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women born in the country have been attacked by the birds

B. by the time they reach adulthood, 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women, who were born in the country, had been attacked by the birds

C. by the time they reached adulthood, 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women born in the country had been attacked by the birds

D. 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women that were born in the country were attacked by the birds by the time they reach adulthood

E. 98 percent of men and 75 percent of women who were born in the country, by the time they reached adulthood had been attacked by the birds

 

答案是C。。。想问下C不会存在born只指代women的歧义么？？如果选B的话会不会消除这种歧义么？？？

stellachan

我认为不会呢

相反，B中reach的时态不对

再说who were born也是紧接着前面的名词修饰

和born效果是一样的