OG12-03 C选项何错之有？？一直困扰啊

reiwanglu

3. Although various eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American poets had professed an interest in Native American poetry and had pretended to imitate Native American forms in their own works, until almost 1900, scholars and critics did not begin seriously to study traditional Native American poetry in native languages.
(A)  until almost 1900, scholars and critics did not begin seriously to study
(B)  until almost 1900 scholars and critics had not begun seriously studying
(C)  not until almost 1900 were scholars and critics to begin seriously to study
(D)  it was not almost until 1900 when scholars and critics began to seriously study
(E)  it was not until almost 1900 that scholars and critics seriously began studying

这道题OG中说C选项 infinitives is awkward and wordy是什么意思？？
C选项到底错在哪里？？

查了一下以前的问题，基本上都是问D和E选项的，很少问C选项。。。。但是一直没搞得懂。。

Eileenl

LZ把C还原就是 scholars were to begin,可能是说这种表达awkward吧

LALI

E中去掉强调结构it was和that还对吗？就变成：not until almost 1900, scholars and critics seriously began studying...

reiwanglu

LZ把C还原就是 scholars were to begin,可能是说这种表达awkward吧

-- by 会员 Eileenl (2010/10/27 22:26:44)

Eileenl你的意思是不是说，were to begin的时态不对？？