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paige123

Many psychologists and sociologists now contend that the deliberate and even brutal aggression integral to some forms of competitive athletics increase the likelihood of imitative violence that erupts among crowds of spectators dominated by young adult males.
(A) increase the likelihood of imitative violence that erupts
(B) increase the likelihood that there will be an eruption of imitative violence
(C) increase the likelihood of imitative violence erupting
(D) increases the likelihood for imitative violence to erupt
(E) increases the likelihood that imitative violence will erupt
此题选E，我不明白为什么谓语要用increases而不是increase？？主语不是the deliberate and even brutal aggression integral吗？

hookem09

E is correct. You read it wrong.

The "deliberate and even brutal" is a compound ADJECTIVE, not the subject. the real subject in this sentence is "aggression integral". "Deliberate and brutal" are used to modify the subject "aggression integral". Be careful when you determine the subject.

paige123

E is correct. You read it wrong.

The "deliberate and even brutal" is a compound ADJECTIVE, not the subject. the real subject in this sentence is "aggression integral". "Deliberate and brutal" are used to modify the subject "aggression integral". Be careful when you determine the subject.

-- by 会员 hookem09 (2012/3/21 10:05:11)

谢谢~

wwc008love

E is correct. You read it wrong.

The "deliberate and even brutal" is a compound ADJECTIVE, not the subject. the real subject in this sentence is "aggression integral". "Deliberate and brutal" are used to modify the subject "aggression integral". Be careful when you determine the subject.

-- by 会员 hookem09 (2012/3/21 10:05:11)

谢谢~

-- by 会员 paige123 (2012/3/21 15:18:39)

the deliberate and even brutal aggression integral to some forms of competitive athletics

好像integral to some forms of competitive athletics 是修饰aggression吧。。。