one question from Princeton

ca3ltoys

of the top-grossing films of the 1980s, only a few, having a compliance with MPAA standards, could be seen by children without parental guidance.

(A) of the top-grossing films of the 1980s, only a few, having a compliance with MPAA standards,

(B) of the top-grossing films of the 1980s, only a few, which complied with MPAA standards,

(C) Only a few of the top-grossing films of the 1980s, complying with MPAA standards,

(D) Only a few of the top-grossing films of the 1980s, in which the MPAA standards were complied with,

(E) Only a few of the top-grossing films of the 1980s complied with MPAA standards,

Help me to crack it. and explain why the incorrect choices are wrong. thanks.

best answer is B

dashasha

以下是引用ca3ltoys在2004-5-22 3:01:00的发言：

of the top-grossing films of the 1980s, only a few, having a compliance with MPAA standards, could be seen by children without parental guidance.

(A) of the top-grossing films of the 1980s, only a few, having a compliance with MPAA standards,

(B) of the top-grossing films of the 1980s, only a few, which complied with MPAA standards,

(C) Only a few of the top-grossing films of the 1980s, complying with MPAA standards,

(D) Only a few of the top-grossing films of the 1980s, in which the MPAA standards were complied with,

(E) Only a few of the top-grossing films of the 1980s complied with MPAA standards,

Help me to crack it. and explain why the incorrect choices are wrong. thanks.

best answer is B

COMPILE WITH MPAA STANDARDS是修饰A FEW的，所以C和D错。E的错误不用说了吧？A和B相比，B更加简洁清晰。

mariezhu

同意!

aaaaaaaa

偶比较本,是不是e做定语会引起歧义???

偶一向比较怕这种定语比较的题, which好说一点,什么with ,doing ,done,非限定,限定,我一见就紧张,

盼请高手给讲清楚

aaaaaaaa

是不是说所有的定语修饰一般都要紧跟前面的修饰词啊??

lshine

A里的 a compliance也不对吧