求助大全987－62

saturnor

After gradual declension down to about 39 hours in 1970, the workweek in the United States has steadily increased to the point that the average worker now puts in an estimated 164 extra hours of paid labor a year.
(A) After gradual declension down
(B) Following a gradual declension down
(C) After gradual declining down
(D) After gradually declining
(E) Following gradually declining


不是名词优于动名词吗，为什么不用a而选d呢？

yougushizi

declension和down重复
就像decrease down重复一样。

After gradual declension down to about 39 hours in 1970, the workweek in the United States has steadily increased to the point that the average worker now puts in an estimated 164 extra hours of paid labor a year.
(A) After gradual declension down
(B) Following a gradual declension down
(C) After gradual declining down
(D) After gradually declining
(E) Following gradually declining


不是名词优于动名词吗，为什么不用a而选d呢？

-- by 会员 saturnor (2010/8/12 0:30:41)

BreezyCipher

楼上正解

saturnor

多谢多谢。。