OG NO.88

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The Emperor Augustus, it appears, commissioned an idealized scupture portrait, the features of which are so unrealistic as to constitute what one scholar calls an “artificial face.”

A)             so unrealistic as to constitute

B)             so unrealistic they constituted

C)             so unrealistic that they have constituted

D)             unrealistic enough so that they constitute

E)             unrealistic enough so as to constitute

    

My problem: The right answer is A. I don’t understand the whole construction above, especially the function of the phrase “it appears, commissioned an idealized scupture portrait”. Why the whole sentence use the past tense with the present tense together? Thanks a lot. Why the C and B choices are wrong? I     am very puzzled by them. Thanks again.    

    

JerryGuan

OG解释说：BC用过去时、过去完成时，表示只在过去是这样，未来不会这样了。B掉了that....


用一般时，是表示一种客观事实！it appears是插入语，暗含一直是如此。


the features of which 是同位语；


我认为：A选项中的as to 勉强可以，如果还有一个选项：

F)             so unrealistic that they constitute

那么就不选A了。