大全193，主语问题

liberal00

Byron possessed powers of observation that would have made him a great anthropologist and that makes his letters as a group the rival of the best novels of the time.
(A) makes his letters as a group the rival of
(B) makes his letters as a group one to rival
(C) makes his letters a group rivaling
(D) make his letters as a group the rival of
(E) make his letters a group which is the rival of


这个powers of observation make...从逻辑上，主语为什么是powers？


daanshid

lonelyorchid

D？
因为翻译成中文是洞察力。洞察力是一种能力，而不是一种洞察

brightpath

同问。

that是个指代词，应该修饰前面最近的名词，可是这里修饰 powers of observation 。

为什么？

liberal00

是D
现在明白了，有些词典解释observation有观察力的意思，应该不对。
韦氏辞典解释observation是观察的意思，是一个act of....而不是观察力power of...
1ob·ser·va·tion 1  
Pronunciation:     ?äb-s?r-'vā-sh?n, -z?r-
Function:           noun
Etymology:          Middle French, from Latin observation-, observatio, from observare
Date:               1535

1 a : an act or instance of observing a custom, rule, or law b : OBSERVANCE 3
2 a : an act of recognizing and noting a fact or occurrence often involving measurement with instruments <weather observations> b : a record or description so obtained
3 : a judgment on or inference from what one has observed broadly : REMARK, STATEMENT
4 obsolete : attentive care : HEED
5 : the condition of one that is observed <under observation at the hospital>
–ob·ser·va·tion·al \-shn?l, -sh?-n?l\ adjective
–ob·ser·va·tion·al·ly adverb 2observation 2    n.
Function:           adjective
Date:               1872

: designed for use in viewing something (as scenery) or in making observations <an observation tower> <the observation platform>

liberal00

A of B that。。。
根据that后面的逻辑意思，判断动词的单复数

同问。

that是个指代词，应该修饰前面最近的名词，可是这里修饰 powers of observation 。

为什么？

-- by 会员 brightpath (2011/6/20 15:37:22)

brightpath

同意    说的对