小问题，求高人指点啊！SC 旧PREP1-135 在线等

spz316

At one time, the majestic American chestnut was ｛so prevalent that it was said a squirrel could ｝jump from tree to tree without once touching the ground between New York State and Georgia.

(A) so prevalent that it was said a squirrel could
(B) so prevalent that a squirrel was said that it could
(C) so prevalent for a squirrel to be said to be able to
(D) prevalent enough that it was said a squirrel could
(E) prevalent enough for a squirrel to be said to be able to


答案是A，可是我觉得it was said是不是少了一个that？
应该是 so prevalent that it was said that a squirrel could，介于A少了THAT，我就选了B··虽然是被动，但是结构完整。
it was said that 的THAT在什么情况下都能省么？？？？

MollyDong

理论上为了表意清楚，that应该不要省略。但是这道题目AB两个选项比较，A是为了避免和前面的that用词重复所以省掉了后面的that，否则像B那样两个that叠加读起来很不好。而且好像语法上也不对：B里面that it could...是什么结构？A里面a squirrel could...很明显是真正的主语，由于太长所以前面用it做形式主语调整了一下句子的重心，不要头重脚轻。但是B里面呢？一般只有it is said that...-->隐含的真正结构：sth. is said。B里面a squirrel已经充当了sth的部分，said后面不能再加句子了。


如果B改成：so prevalent that a squirrel was said to be able to...也不错，可能就比A好一点了。

mycontrol01

我一直觉得it say这个小结构属于是插入语无意义的 可以不用THAT


另外PREP里有个题是用it said XXXXXX也没有THAT

venus2elva

刚刚看到这个帖子

http://forum.chasedream.com/GMAT_SC/thread-417488-1-1.html

这应该也是章振邦说的嵌入式关系分句。

magicinair

楼主 选一个最合适的答案A明显优于Ｂ啊

ansonyulin

刚刚看到这个帖子

http://forum.chasedream.com/GMAT_SC/thread-417488-1-1.html

这应该也是章振邦说的嵌入式关系分句。

-- by 会员 venus2elva (2010/5/4 15:28:23)

嵌入式关系分句是正解。
BTW,看了venus2elva对这题的另外一个帖子，深感某兄台提出的将"it is said"定义为“省去逗号的插入语”的说法贻误了不少人。

qizhi77

这题用排除法，明显是A啊~~

yougushizi

开始也同意插入语的说法，后来看到嵌入式关系从句这个贴，觉得确实是一种语法现象。学习了。