大全48，whatever的用法求助

leslieguo

1.                             According to some analysts, whatever its merits, the proposal to tax away all capital gains on short-term investments would, if enacted, have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment.

(A) its merits, the proposal to tax

(B) its merits may be, the proposal of taxing

(C) its merits as a proposal, taxing

(D) the proposal’s merits, to tax


(E) the proposal’s merits are, taxing


答案是Ａ


为什么不是whatever its merits are, ...


还有，proposal后面一定是加to do的吗？

lotery

here     :     whatever (adj.) modify merits    


这裡是what proposal?
所以用proposal to ...说明



    


    

weiyu

proposal...., if enacted..., 此时的if从句的逻辑主语清晰.


to tax....., if enacted. 此时的逻辑主语没有

tianwan

Whatever是动词的补语，动词可以省略。《英语用法指南》（Michael Swan）P855。

leslieguo

以下是引用tianwan在2004-3-28 21:58:00的发言：
Whatever是动词的补语，动词可以省略。《英语用法指南》（Michael Swan）P855。

哇，语法书，太专业了

shiningstar

以下是引用weiyu在2004-3-28 17:56:00的发言：
proposal...., if enacted..., 此时的if从句的逻辑主语清晰.
to tax....., if enacted. 此时的逻辑主语没有

啥意思啊，不懂，能否解释一下，谢谢

elric9

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