【OG12 SC第71题】觉得是个大大的陷阱！

黑海土匪

Hi, two quick rules to remember about the word "which:"
1. "Which" refers to the nearest noun phrase before it (basically the nearest thing).
So, in this case, "which" refers to the closest noun before it: "exhibit." But then the sentence would say that the exhibit "thereby activates the animated functions..." That's not true; the exhibit does not activate the functions, the visitor does.

2. "Which" is a pronoun, so it can only be used to replace a noun; it can not be used to replace a verb.
So, "which" can not replace "to touch" because "to touch" is a verb and can not be referred to by a pronoun. (if maybe you assumed that the act of touching activated the functions).

For both reasons, A can't be the answer.

Hope that helps.


其他论坛的一个解释，貌似在GMAT语法中还没有看到which 引导非限制性定语从句

cyq4574

根据句意 和to touch对应

情未浓

并列不定式省略to的情况
当两个或多个作用相同的不定式并列时，通常只需在第一个不定式前用to，其余不定式前的to可以省略。如：He told me to stay there and wait for him. 他叫我在那儿等他。I’m really puzzled what to think or say. 我真不知该怎么想怎么说。我真不知该怎么想怎么说。It is easier to persuade people than (to) force them. 说服人容易，强迫人难。但是，如果两者有对比关系，则后面不定式前的to不可省略。如：To try and fail is better than not to try at all. 尝试而失败总比不尝试好。

-- by 会员 阿抠 (2011/7/4 11:03:41)

thanks！

chengyangzc

麻烦你，我还是有一点不明白which不能代替前面的那个句子吗？ “...encourages visitors to "touch" each exhibit"


我找过which可以用与非限制性定语从句：
非限制性定语从句还能将整个主句作为先行词, 对其进行修饰, 这时从句谓语动词要用第三人称单数。例如：
He seems not to have grasped what I meant, which greatly upsets me. 他似乎没抓住我的意思，这使我心烦。
Liquid water changes to vapor, which is called evaporation. 液态水变为蒸汽，这就叫做蒸发。
说明：关系代词that和关系副词why不能引导非限制性定语从句。


你觉得是哪里不一致呢？

-- by 会员 evatxgreen (2011/11/13 1:29:51)

这正是我百思不得其解的东西？难道这就涉及了Gmat专门的规则，就像Manhattan上边说的concision的规则？请大n指点~

tinahuang95

你既然看过manhattan 上面应该说了，which不能指代前面整个句子，只能指代与他相邻的名词，manhattan一再强调了，这是GMAT的游戏规则

前面有人说反了
that用来修饰限定性而which用来修饰非限定性定语从句

麻烦你，我还是有一点不明白which不能代替前面的那个句子吗？ “...encourages visitors to "touch" each exhibit"


我找过which可以用与非限制性定语从句：
非限制性定语从句还能将整个主句作为先行词, 对其进行修饰, 这时从句谓语动词要用第三人称单数。例如：
He seems not to have grasped what I meant, which greatly upsets me. 他似乎没抓住我的意思，这使我心烦。
Liquid water changes to vapor, which is called evaporation. 液态水变为蒸汽，这就叫做蒸发。
说明：关系代词that和关系副词why不能引导非限制性定语从句。


你觉得是哪里不一致呢？

-- by 会员 evatxgreen (2011/11/13 1:29:51)

这正是我百思不得其解的东西？难道这就涉及了Gmat专门的规则，就像Manhattan上边说的concision的规则？请大n指点~

-- by 会员 chengyangzc (2011/11/27 23:43:40)

alicess

顶楼上 我觉得A是错在里面的which是指代前面一整个句子 这不是违反了游戏规则了么  GMAT的宗旨就是不要去想方设法证明他是错的 他说是错的就是错的