critique算是Concrete noun还是Action noun？

kirbm

OG 53  The nineteenth-century chemistHumphry Davy
presented the results of his early experiments in his
"Essay on Heat and Light," a critique of all chemistry
since Robert Bovle as well as a vision of a new
chemistry that Davy hoped to found.

B)    a critique of all chemistry following Robert Boyle
and also his envisioning of a

OG 解释 critique 和his envisioning  不平行
但是曼哈顿说了Action noun可以和Complex Gerund Phrases平行。

这是怎么回事呢？

谢谢

Daisy汪

同求。。。顶起~

HateJapan

这题B选项是不是还有一个错误，就是没有not only哪来的but also？如果只是and的话，就不能和also连用。
而且，","之后的部分是作同位语，所以critique才和his envisioning不平行

TracyYang24

曼哈顿确实说Action noun可以和Complex Gerund Phrase平行，但它还说了“如果英语中已经存在一个特定动词的行为名词，那么就应该避免造一个复杂的动名词短语，而应该使用它的行为名词”（ If an appropriate action noun for a particular verb already exists in the English language, then avoid creating a complex gerund phrase. Instead, use the action noun）。envision本身就有行为名词vision，所以就不用envisioning了。