OG 85

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85. Out of America's fascination with all things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing back the chaise lounge, the overstuffed sofa, and the claw-footed bathtub.

(A)              things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing

(B)              things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing

(C)             things that are antiques has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring

(D)             antique things have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing

(E)              antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring

Choice B is best. In A and D, have grown does not agree with the singular noun market. In addition, all of the choices except B use plural verbs after that, thus illogically stating either that bygone styles of furniture and fixtures, or fixtures alone, are reviving the particular pieces mentioned(由于主谓一致使用不当造成的歧义); it is instead the market for those styles that is bringing back such pieces, as B states. Furthermore, choices C and E, by using the verb form bring, fail to convey the ongoing nature of the revival properly described by the progressive verb is bringing.

这一题为什么 antique things 要倒装啊？

rt316

我认为，这只是一个alternative的表达，all things antique更强调antique，而all antique things更强调things。而这种理解上的差异十分微弱。但是，如果从定语从句的角度来看，all things antique应该比all antique things更排外，即：all things antique强调了antique，而且暗示不antique的things都不包括；而all antique things强调了things，对于不antique的things没有什么暗示。

[此贴子已经被作者于2004-6-6 10:37:49编辑过]

summersmile

1）此处倒装是主句主谓的倒装：has grown a market--〉a market has grown;

2）之所以倒装是因为Out of America’s fascination with all things antique位置提到句首

3）我的问题：那正常语序是什么呢？

A market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing back the chaise lounge, the overstuffed sofa, and the claw-footed bathtub has grown out of America’s fascination with all things antique.

summersmile

sorry, 看错了。

snowfield

Woderful explanation to good question!!