pp中,and/but的争议题

zbna5

新PREP1 223. After several years of rapid growth, the health care company became one of the largest health care providers in the metropolitan area, while it then proved unable to handle the increase in business, falling months behind in its payment to doctors and hospitals.

A. while it then proved unable to handle the increase in business, falling months behind in its payment to
B. while it then proved unable to handle the increase in business and fell months behind in its payment to
C. but then it proved unable to handle the increase in business, falling months behind in its paying
D. but then proving unable to handle the increase in business, falling months behind in paying
E. but then proved unable to handle the increase in business, falling months behind in paying

E正确  C为什么不对呢?不是有",+but/and 带主语的完整的句子"这么一说么? 有一说法是,paying不如payment这个名词来的好? 不过本人不能完全接受.

类比prep 194.(28686-!-item-!-188;#058&003293)

Whereas the honeybee’s stinger is heavily barbed and cannot be retracted from the skin, because the yellow jacket has a comparatively smooth stinger, it is therefore able to be pulled out and used again.

A. because the yellow jacket has a comparatively smooth stinger, it is therefore able to be pulled out and used

B. the comparative smoothness of the yellow jacket’s stinger allows them to pull it out and then can therefore use

C. the yellow jacket’s stinger is comparatively smooth, and can therefore be pulled out and used

D. in comparison, the yellow jacket’s stinger is smooth, and thus able to be pulled out and used

E. in comparison, the yellow jacket has a smooth stinger, thus allowing it to be pulled out and used

C√

这两个题目,完全颠覆了我GMAT语法判断标准之一", but/and 加带主语的完整句子"

请牛牛们解答一下,谢啦 

Whereas the honeybee’s stinger is heavily barbed and cannot be retracted from the skin, because the yellow jacket has a comparatively smooth stinger, it is therefore able to be pulled out and used again.

A. because the yellow jacket has a comparatively smooth stinger, it is therefore able to be pulled out and used

B. the comparative smoothness of the yellow jacket’s stinger allows them to pull it out and then can therefore use

C. the yellow jacket’s stinger is comparatively smooth, and can therefore be pulled out and used

D. in comparison, the yellow jacket’s stinger is smooth, and thus able to be pulled out and used

E. in comparison, the yellow jacket has a smooth stinger, thus allowing it to be pulled out and used

C√

这两个题目,完全颠覆了我GMAT语法判断标准之一", but/and 加带主语的完整句子"

请牛牛们解答一下,谢啦 

Whereas the honeybee’s stinger is heavily barbed and cannot be retracted from the skin, because the yellow jacket has a comparatively smooth stinger, it is therefore able to be pulled out and used again.

A. because the yellow jacket has a comparatively smooth stinger, it is therefore able to be pulled out and used

B. the comparative smoothness of the yellow jacket’s stinger allows them to pull it out and then can therefore use

C. the yellow jacket’s stinger is comparatively smooth, and can therefore be pulled out and used

D. in comparison, the yellow jacket’s stinger is smooth, and thus able to be pulled out and used

E. in comparison, the yellow jacket has a smooth stinger, thus allowing it to be pulled out and used

C√

这两个题目,完全颠覆了我GMAT语法判断标准之一", but/and 加带主语的完整句子"

请牛牛们解答一下,谢啦 

[此贴子已经被作者于2009-6-19 22:13:56编辑过]

racing78

and/but前加不加逗號，是不是一定要補出代名詞，並沒有絕對的標準，在知識點裡很多前人的討論中就可以看出，加不加逗號或補不補代名詞，完全須視句子的結構而定，只要動作發出的主詞相同，那麼有沒有加代名詞並非重點。最重要是句子看起來要清楚不致讓人誤解,就像你舉的第二題一樣,所有動作都發自yellow jacket,但是如果不在and前加逗點,句子結構就會讓人困惑,不知道到底哪兩個and平行。

zbna5

哦,原来如此....谢谢racing78啦,看来GMAT的语法真的是很灵活呢,看来小聪明要不得:p