OG 12th page714 "in that"has largely gone out of use.It is stilted and overly formal
-- by 会员 Laurieyy (2011/2/13 19:48:46)
支持,我想说的就是OG这局解释,in that has largely gone out of use, it is considered stilted and overly formal. I t also uses two words when one would do. 但是这并不代表OG全盘否定in that,只是在in that引导定语从句的时候,OG认为不应该使用。 我认为之前同学说用in that表原因比较正式的说法还是可取的,不能因此排除该选项。
OG说in that 过于formal,不应该用 我的意见和一开始几个人的意见一样 因为以逻辑推断,avoid的对象应该是duplication这个现象,ABC排除 while的逻辑不通顺,前后句并非同时发生或对比关系。 所以选择E,if only的意思是“但愿。。。”“要是...该多好啊”,
-- by 会员 mayu912912 (2012/10/5 21:38:19)
in that is not right here not because of excessive informity
X because Y means that there is an actual CAUSE-EFFECT RELATIONSHIP, in which Y is/was the actual CAUSE of X.
X in that Y is a LIMITING STATEMENT. in these statements, x is usually something very general, but then the sentence LIMITS that statement to the scope of whatever Y is.
here are a couple of examples.
joe is a typical teenager in that he likes to watch a great deal of television. --> MEANING: joe shares one thing with typical teenagers: namely, he likes to watch a lot of tv.
joe is a typical teenager because he likes to watch a great deal of television. --> MEANING: joe's tv shows have actually CAUSED him to BECOME LIKE other teenagers.