OG12 61 SC

merryrq0209

61. Rivaling the pyramids of Egypt or even the ancient
cities of the Maya as an achievement, the army of
terra-cotta warriors created to protect Qin Shi Huang,
China’s fi rst emperor, in his afterlife is more than
2,000 years old and took 700,000 artisans more than
36 years to complete.

(A) the army of terra-cotta warriors created to protect
Qin Shi Huang, China’s fi rst emperor, in his afterlife
is more than 2,000 years old and took 700,000
artisans more than 36 years to complete

(B) Qin Shi Huang, China’s fi rst emperor, was
protected in his afterlife by an army of terracotta
warriors that was created more than
2,000 years ago by 700,000 artisans who took
more than 36 years to complete it

(C) it took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to
create an army of terra-cotta warriors more than
2,000 years ago that would protect Qin Shi
Huang, China’s fi rst emperor, in his afterlife

(D) more than 2,000 years ago, 700,000 artisans
worked more than 36 years to create an army of
terra-cotta warriors to protect Qin Shi Huang,
China’s fi rst emperor, in his afterlife

(E) more than 36 years were needed to complete
the army of terra-cotta warriors that 700,000
artisans created 2,000 years ago to protect Qin
Shi Huang, China’s fi rst emperor, in his afterlife
Logical predication; Rhetorical construction

A Correct. Th e opening phrase correctly
modifi es the subject, the army of terra-cotta
warriors; the placement of modifi ers and
predicates in the main clause makes the
meaning of the sentence clear.

B Opening phrase is a dangling modifi er
because it does not describe the subject Qin
Shi Huang; in addition, the sentence is
awkward and unclear.

C Opening phrase is a dangling modifi er
because it does not describe the subject it;
the sequence of information presented is
confusing and unclear.

D Opening phrase is a dangling modifi er
because it does not describe the subject
700,000 artisans.

E Opening phrase is a dangling modifi er
because it does not describe the subject more
than 36 years.
Th e correct answer is A.

想问一下解释中的dangling modifier到底是指什么，为什么就可以如此轻松的排除BCDE？？？

redo

A dangling modifier, a specific case of which is the dangling participle,[1] is an error in sentence structure whereby a grammatical modifier is associated with a word other than the one intended, or with no particular word at all. For example, a writer may have meant to modify the subject, but word order makes the modifier seem to modify an object instead. Such ambiguities can lead to unintentional humor or difficulty in understanding a sentence.

A typical example of a dangling modifier is illustrated in the sentence Turning the corner, a handsome school building appeared.[2] The modifying clause Turning the corner is clearly supposed to describe the behaviour of the narrator (or other observer), but grammatically it appears to apply to nothing in particular, or to the school building. Similarly, in the sentence At the age of eight, my family finally bought a dog,[3] the modifier At the age of eight "dangles" in mid-air, attaching to no named person or thing.
from wikipedia, hope it will help:

merryrq0209

THANKS A LOT

xunmengELF

大侠~~我想问个问题，最后半句“in his afterlife is more than 2,000 years old and took 700,000 artisans more than 36 years to complete”修饰的是army还是Qin Shi Huang啊？要是army，用his和took肯定不对，但是修饰秦始皇的话，就是两个修饰“China’s fi rst emperor”和“in his afterlife 。。。to complete”靠在一起了啊？难道是修饰同位语“China’s fi rst emperor”的？？

小布头

BCDE中的 opening phrase指的是开头的Rivaling the pyramids...as an achievement 这里吧？

banboshuying

dangling modifier 就是 “悬挂修饰”的意思，就是这些 phrase 没有修饰对象

banboshuying

1. in his afterlife 修饰的是 秦始皇

2.  created to protect Qin Shi Huang, China’s fi rst emperor, in his afterlife 一起修饰  the army of terra-cotta warriors

3. is 和 took 的主语都是  the army of terra-cotta warriors

4. is 表示 一个现状，took 描述 过去 the army... 被建造的时候的情况

xunmengELF

谢谢哈~~~现在懂了~~~

suchbig92561

大侠问一下，这个a里面的created 不应该用被动吗？

my8822180

大侠问一下，这个a里面的created 不应该用被动吗？

-- by 会员 suchbig92561 (2011/7/26 7:32:38)

过去分词短语作定语，表达被动含义嘛