三问OG184(大全131)(新增ETS官方回复)

crossrose

gut

sensornet

wunderbar!

ethyl

moveding……

我爱欧洲

以下是引用vincent0330在2004-8-26 9:42:00的发言：

Thank you for your message concerning question 184 in the Sentence
Correction section of The Official Guide for GMAT Review. You indicated that
you were confused by the explanation for why option (E) is incorrect.

The explanation does contain an error; while a comma before "yet" might be
added for emphasis, it is not required because, as you point out, "yet are
slipping since then" is not an independent clause. The rest of the
explanation does accurately describe the grammatical and rhetorical problems
with option (E).  

Again, thank you for taking the time to point out this error. We are always
grateful to receive inquiries such as yours because they help us to improve
the quality of our tests and test preparation materials.

黄字的意思是说，如果加逗号表示强调，这里的yet are slipping since then不是独立句子，所以不要加逗号。

我的问题是，为什么它不是独立的句子？非要独立的句子才能表示强调吗？

谢谢！

julietayue

cool

mmfoolish

我有个问题，about...with...which均是修饰canoe,难道不需要考虑平行结构么？谢谢！

billyxiangLi

第一次才发现原来可以直接和ETS对话啊

icare1

thank you

cmon

当年的ETS真tmd恶心...希望现在的可以好点...

oncross

The reply from ETS about the comma before yet agreed with a rule in the book of Element-Of-Style.

I extracted them below for your reference:
When the subject is the same for both clauses and is expressed only once, a comma is useful if the connective is "but". When the connective is "and", the comma should be ommited if the relation between the two statements is close or immediate.
Example:
I have heard the arguments, but am still unconvinced.
He has had several years' experience and is thoroughly competent.