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lixuemei

Despite recent increases in sales and cash flow that have propelled automobile companies' common stocks to new highs, several industry analysts expect automakers, in order to conserve cash, to set dividends more conservatively than they were
A)to set dividends more conservatively than they were
B)to set dividends more conservatively than they have been
C)to be more conservative than they have been in setting dividends
D)that they will be more conservative than they were in setting dividends
E)that they will be more conservative than they have been to set dividends

在新语法笔记里面说B选项，to set与have been不平行，要在been后面加上setting以修正平行
为什么是用seting呢，而不是set的过去分词呢

eshopaholic

be more conservative in setting dividends  在这件事（set dividends) 上更保守，有可能就不做这件事了

而 set dividend more conservatively  做这件事（以一种更保守的方式或态度）

意思不一样，可以先排除A/B；个人见解

alanzr

请搂住标出划线部分和此题的正确答案，谢谢！

Rainbeauty

或者这样去理解：A和B里面的前面是动词原形set 那么后面就应该去用they did/have done不然这个前后就不一致

mongmong

be more conservative in setting dividends  在这件事（set dividends) 上更保守，有可能就不做这件事了

而 set dividend more conservatively  做这件事（以一种更保守的方式或态度）

意思不一样，可以先排除A/B；个人见解

-- by 会员 eshopaholic (2010/10/13 23:17:31)

有道理