OG 23题，不懂，求助

azhongzhong

23.  In a previous design, the weight of the discus used in track competition is concentrated in a metal center,
but now it is lined with lead around the perimeter,
thereby improving stability in fl ight and resulting in longer throws.
(A)  In a previous design, the weight of the discus
used in track competition is concentrated in a
metal center, but now it is
(B)  According to a previous design, the weight of
the discus used in track competition was
concentrated in a metal center, but now it is
(C)  Once designed with its weight concentrated in a
metal center, the discus used in track
competition is now
(D)  The discus used in track competition, once
designed with its weight concentrated in a metal
center, but now
(E)  The discus used in track competition was once
designed having its weight concentrated in a
metal center and now
这道题为何不选D,选C?

Tobelogical

提一下主干会发现D不是句子

azhongzhong

OG SC D39题，不会做，求助！

39. According to scholars, the earliest writing was
probably not a direct rendering of speech, but was
more likely to begin as a separate and distinct
symbolic system of communication, and only later
merged with spoken language.
(A) was more likely to begin as
(B) more than likely began as
(C) more than likely beginning from
(D) it was more than likely begun from
(E) it was more likely that it began
我选的A，认为but前面一逗号，后应该跟完整的句子，所以排除了B，选了A。答案却是B，但是选B,but后就不是一完整句子了啊！是我哪里错了？这两道题不是背道而驰了吗？

Tobelogical

the earliest writing was probably not a direct rendering of speech, but more than likely began as separate and distinct symbolic system of communication, and only later merged with spoken language.
句子主干
the earliest writing was ..., but began as ..., and merged with ....
more than likely是非常有可能的意思

jasminerocks

23题不选D的原因是因为D的句子成分不足，缺少谓语

OG上给了很明确的解释了，lz应该好好看看OG上给出的解释

azhongzhong

句子主干
the earliest writing was ..., but began as ..., and merged with ....
中but began as ..., 缺少主语啊，难道主语可以在这里省略，只要谓语宾语即可？求解答！

cppiod

azhongzhong 发表于 2011-8-6 15:03
OG SC D39题，不会做，求助！ 39. According to scholars, the earliest writing was probably not a direc ...

从gmatclub看到的：
According to scholars, the earliest writing was probably not a direct rendering of speech, but was more likely to begin as a separate and distinct symbolic system of communication, and only later merged with spoken language.

a)was more likely to begin as -- more must be accompanied by than
b)more than likely began as -- correct
c) more than likely beginning from -- beginning from is not parallel with merged.
d) it was more than likely begun from -- begun is not the correct form, began must be used to make it parallel to merged.
e) it was more likely that it began. -- more must be accompanied by than.