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jackylin76

159. While depressed property values can hurt some large investors, they are potentially devastating for home-owners. whose equity--in many cases representing a life's savings--can plunge or even disappear.

(A)  they are potentially devastating for homeowners, whose

(B)  they can potentially devastate homeowners in that their

(C)  for homeowners they are potentially devastat­ing, because their

(D)  for homeowners, it is potentially devastating in that their

(E)   it can potentially devastate homeowners, whose

答案是A，但While depressed property values can hurt some large investors,里有2个复数名词，划线部分的they不会引起歧义吗？

请指教，谢谢！

jnlvo

从句主语depressed property values 首先指向主句主语they。

hanson_luo

楼上说的对。我的理解，一般从句中有两个以上复数名词在主句的代词之前，必须保持从句主语和从句主语的一致。如果不能保证这个一致关系，那么认为这个代词指代不清。如

As researchers continue to probe the highly expressive vocal and postural language of wolves, their close resemblance to dogs has become ever more striking.

这个指待就是有问题的。因为应该指待从句主语－researchers，但是明细句意是指待wolves，所以犯了指待不清的问题。

jackylin76

谢谢！