proportion

andromedaa

求比较：
PREP08里面有这样一道题：
249. (GWD-10-Q36) (GWD-11-19)
In Hungary, as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of which are in middle management and light industry.A错
A.    as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of which are in
B.    as with much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, many in
C.    as in much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many of them in
D.    like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women works, and many are  
E.    like much of Eastern Europe, an overwhelming proportion of women work, many are in

这里面有一个题目解释：3.    "an overwhelming proportion of ..."是一个数量表达，逻辑上本身虽然是单数，但是语法上却视为复数，，因为它所代表的women是复数的，还有很多类似的表达比如percentages, proportions, fractions等。

可是OG12 SC43题里：
Despite the increasing number of women graduating from law school and passing bar examinations, the proportion of judges and partners at major law firms has not risen to a comparable extent(此为正确答案）

为什么都是 proportion of ,两个的谓语动词一个是单数一个是复数呢

andromedaa

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imluisfigo

A 最错的一点在many of which, 人要用who, 此处在介词后面应该用many of whom. 另外几个选项从比较项的对称性等都可以排除.

至于proportion后面单复数的问题, 个人认为这个句子里面重点是women, 因为proportion不能work. 此处a large proportion of women的结构有点像a large group of people, 后面动词是用复数的(也就是原型). 而你后面那个句子里面重点是proportion, 因为动词是rise. 但这是个人观点十分不靠谱,一下子也查不到相关语法书, 你最好自己再去查查或者等别的大牛来回答.

lyx6117

A 最错的一点在many of which, 人要用who, 此处在介词后面应该用many of whom. 另外几个选项从比较项的对称性等都可以排除.

至于proportion后面单复数的问题, 个人认为这个句子里面重点是women, 因为proportion不能work. 此处a large proportion of women的结构有点像a large group of people, 后面动词是用复数的(也就是原型). 而你后面那个句子里面重点是proportion, 因为动词是rise. 但这是个人观点十分不靠谱,一下子也查不到相关语法书, 你最好自己再去查查或者等别的大牛来回答.

-- by 会员 imluisfigo (2012/3/4 20:54:52)

可是as后面不是要接完整的句子么？为啥这句后面是一个介词短语

aileenhuang

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-- by 会员 andromedaa (2012/3/1 16:57:57)

我觉得这个跟A NUMBER OF 和THE NUMBER OF 一个道理哈！一个相当于形容词起修饰作用，另一个直接当主语使用了

ivanazhou

请问C的动词在哪里？

wanglu0829

C 的动词是work, 比例的谓语是看比例后面的名词

你最珍贵187

RON的解释是“if the PROPORTION ITSELF did something, then "proportion" itself is the subject, and you use a singular verb:
the proportion of filipinos living in milpitas has increased --> it's the actual proportion that has increased (filipinos can't "increase") “你给的第二个题就是比例自己发生了变化，自然要用单数动词。但是如果不是proportion这类数量词本身发出的动作，而是他后面名词发出的，动词的单复数取决于后面的名词。比如第一道题，不是比例工作而是women工作，所以用work.。