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Noting that the Federal Reserve had raised a key short-term interest rate again last month, analysts said that they expected orders for durable goods to decline soon because rising interest rates makes it more expensive to buy them on credit
A. rising interest rates makes it more expensive to buy them on credit

B. rising interest rates make buying on credit more expensive

C. a rise in interest rates make it more expensive to buy on credit

D. a rise in interest rates make buying on credit more expensive

E. a rise in interest rates makes it more expensive for them to be bought on credit

那个B主语为什么是interest rates,而不是rising interest rates呢？


A. rising interest rates makes it more expensive to buy them on credit

B. rising interest rates make buying on credit more expensive

C. a rise in interest rates make it more expensive to buy on credit

D. a rise in interest rates make buying on credit more expensive

E. a rise in interest rates makes it more expensive for them to be bought on credit

那个B主语为什么是interest rates,而不是rising interest rates呢？

sdcar2010

Rising modifies interest rates since rise is not a v.t., but a v.i.

"Raising interest rates" would be another story.

yigexiaosb

主谓一致吧

三零年代

你是不是问反了？B的主语就是rising interest rates.
interest rates本身不能让buy on credit more expensive. 逻辑意思不同啊。
buy on credit分期付款。

kevin0214

Rising modifies interest rates since rise is not a v.t., but a v.i.

"Raising interest rates" would be another story.

-- by 会员 sdcar2010 (2010/11/6 20:16:37)

sdcar2010 正解，在好多帖子里我发现sdcar2010 总是能一下指出问题的关键，佩服。

teddybearj4

Rising modifies interest rates since rise is not a v.t., but a v.i.

"Raising interest rates" would be another story.

-- by 会员 sdcar2010 (2010/11/6 20:16:37)

！！！！一针见血啊~~~懂了懂了！！！

午夜精灵Ying

teddybearj4 发表于 2012-2-4 18:42
Rising modifies interest rates since rise is not a v.t., but a v.i."Raising interest rates" would ...

OG12-SC12与本题类似，我之前百思不得其解，为何主语是inventories因而谓语用复数，而不是将Rising inventories看做一个subject phrase.现在终于想明白了。谢谢sdcar2010
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