12-86The results of the company's cost-cutting measures are evident in its profits, which increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it fell over the last two years. A. which increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it fell B. which had increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it had fallen C. which have increased five percent during the first three months of this year after falling over the last two years D. with a five percent increase during the first three months of this year after falling E. with a five percent increase during the first three months of this year after having fallen in general, "COMMA + prep phrase modifier" is an adverbial modifier, meaning that it modifies the entirety of the preceding clause.in this sentence, we don't want an adverbial modifier, since it doesn't make any sense for this modifier to apply to the entire preceding clause. rather, we want a modifier that will only modify the noun at the end of the preceding clause (i.e., "profits"). since this is the exact function of a "which" modifier, that's the modifier we want here. 这是manhatten instructor Ron的对这题with的回复。下面是Ron 在另外一个帖子里的回复:
“i think you may be talking about modifiers like this one: A total of $100,000 was given to the school last month, with $50,000 specifically marked for scholarship funds for poor students.in this instance, the "with..." modifier modifies the general idea of the preceding clause. but notice that it actually gives more information about that idea.” 再看这句楼上要分析的句子: Visitors to the park have often looked into the leafy canopy and seen monkeys sleeping on the branches, with arms and legs hanging like socks on a clothesline.
是不是和Ron 举得例子很像,可以看成对主句整个"看"这个活动的补充。要是非要找修饰词也是可以找出来的。但是,说成对整句修饰也可以。
我看了Ron 关于with的解释,对“,+with ” 这种情况的总结就是:副词属性,修饰整个前句。
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