关于概括性同位语，又一次真心不懂，召唤牛牛～～～

shl020

我最不明白的就是Manhattan裡已經講了"touch rules", 為什麼這裡可以用a trend that...來修飾整個句子。答案是：
if you have an appositive modifier that's an abstract noun - such as "strategy", "figure", "statistic", "findings", "situation", "change", "difference", etc. - then such an appositive may be allowed to describe the entire situation described in the previous clause.

for instance, the example i gave above with "a strategy..."

also, for further examples, see #59 and #79 in the purple verbal supplement OG book.
in #79 this modifier is part of the underline and is useful in choosing the correct answer. in #59 it's not part of the underline, so you don't have to use it, but you're exposed to it so that you can use it later.

fmwenji

今天也一直在想这个问题，好像有点终于搞明白了！

1，首先只有名词才有同位语，

2，同位的主体是少数抽象名词和事件，如"strategy", "figure", "statistic", "findings", "situation", "change", "difference", idea, fact, theory, promise, hope, news, doubt, truth, information, suggestion, question, thought, belief, conclusion, etc，尾句作为例外可以做整句的同位语，而不需要像which一样限定于修饰句尾最后那个词，也就是说不需要满足touch rule。

3，但如果同位语的主体是一个具体的，普通名词，例如bird，遇到其同位语的时候，则需要紧跟修饰的名词，满足touch rule

欢迎大家补充讨论啊！！

autumn921104

myaska 发表于 2011-9-13 12:56
Manhattan的解释真是一针见地 http://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/women-are-expected-to-be-the-majorit ...

谢谢搬运地址~！

gigizhulove

谁能解释一下这道题吗？
The computer company has announced that it will purchase the color-printing division of a rival company for $950 million, which is part of a deal that will make it the largest manufacturer in the office color-printing market.
A) million, which is part of a deal that will make
B) million, a part of a deal that makes
C) million, part of a deal making
D) million as a part of a deal to make
E) million as part of a deal that will make
这题og verbal解释就说同位语一定要有先行词
OA：E
OG确实解释是要有先行词，但是为什么其他的就不需要？
难道Deal不是抽象名词？