OG12的第12题中单复数问题

caiomaomao

12. Rising inventories, when unaccompanied
correspondingly by increases in sales, can lead
to production cutbacks that would hamper
economic growth.
(A) when unaccompanied correspondingly by increases in sales, can lead
(B) when not accompanied by corresponding increases in sales, possibly leads
(C) when they were unaccompanied by corresponding sales increases, can lead
(D) if not accompanied by correspondingly increased sales, possibly leads
(E) if not accompanied by corresponding increases in sales, can lead

A Unaccompanied correspondingly is awkward
and ambiguous.
B Plural subject inventories does not agree
with the singular verb leads.
C Wrong tense: past tense were indicates a
completed event, but can lead indicates a
possibility that continues.
D Correspondingly increased sales is awkward
and unclear; verb (leads) does not agree with
the subject (inventories).
E Correct. Not accompanied emphasizes the
negative and is preferable to unaccompanied
in this usage; corresponding modifi es increases
in sales; the modifi er is clear and
comprehensible, and there is no subject-verb
agreement problem.
Th e correct answer is E.



我对OG里对B的解释有疑问,答案说
"lural subject 'inventories' does not agree with the singular verb leads"

Rising inventories不是属于动名词么,不是这类词的谓语都是单数么,怎么单把'inventories'拿出来说是Plural subject?

ellie78

楼主你得看中心词，那个动名词形式的rising是起修饰作用的，主语中心词是复数名词inventories，谓语用复数就很明显了吧

liz_summer

楼主你得看中心词，那个动名词形式的rising是起修饰作用的，主语中心词是复数名词inventories，谓语用复数就很明显了吧

-- by 会员 ellie78 (2010/5/9 9:49:30)

可是如果理解成“存货的上升”
那是不是又是动名词？还是觉得能用单数