Prep2-10

graceguo98

The rise of the Incan empire rested not only on the Incas' military might and the ability of their rulers but also they imposed a highly organized economic and political system on many different ethnic groups and permitting them to retain many of their customs and often their own leaders.

 

(A) they imposed a highly organized economic and political system on many different ethnic groups and permitting them

(B) on their imposition of a highly organized economic and political system on many different ethnic groups, who were permitted[ 

(C) because of their imposition of a highly organized economic and political system on many different ethnic groups, who they permitted

(D) on their imposing of a highly organized economic and political system on many different ethnic groups and they permitted them

(E) imposing a highly organized economic and political system on many different ethnic groups, permitting them

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 [MSOffice1]permit sb to do/ permit doing

正确答案B，其实除了B也没有其他更多选择，但是Permit 的用法只有两种

permit sb to do sth/ permit doing

如果B是正确的，那么sb were permitted to retain 是permit sb to do sth 的被动形式？

xiexie

AlienX

bingo ;-)

allen_annie

exactly what u mentioned.

vi. sb. to do sth. = be vi.+ed (by...) to do sth.

红尘道士

我想问得是their指代什么？？

lmiltamy

同問!!

lmiltamy

查了一下應該是  

I'd say that "their" refers to Incas' rather than Incan. I think that in Incan empire,"Incan" is an adjective;thus you cannot refer to it using "their"