Prep1-106

slamshady

Officials at the United States Mint believe that the Sacagawea dollar coin will be used more as a
substitute for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1 grams, is far
less than four quarters, which weigh 5.67 grams each.

(A) more as a substitute for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1
grams, is far less than
(B) more as a substitute for four quarters than the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 grams, far
lighter than
(C) as a substitute for four quarters more than for the dollar bill because it weighs only 8.1 grams,
far less than
(D) as a substitute for four quarters more than the dollar bill because its weight of only 8.1 grams is
far lighter than it is for
(E) as a substitute more for four quarters rather than for the dollar bill because its weight, only 8.1
grams, is far less than it is for

答案选C，我想问B为什么不对？

salasbond

more as a substitute for four quarters than （as a substitute for） the dollar

hughlv

B有两个问题：一个是the dollar bill的比较对象有歧义：既可以与主语the S dollar比较也可以与four quarters；后面的it指代也有这个问题。

slamshady

额。。。能解释一下伐？因为当初做这道题的时候我是看成把the S dollar和the dollar bill比较了，可能没理解它的意思。。。