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kenshin

757. The Forbidden City in Beijing, from which the emperors ruled by heavenly mandate, was a site which a commoner or foreigner could not enter without any permission, on pain of death.

(A) which a commoner or foreigner could not enter without any permission,

(B) which a commoner or foreigner could enter without any permission only

(C) which no commoner or foreigner could enter without permission,

(D) which, without permission, neither commoner or foreigner could only enter,（C）

(E) which, to enter without permission, neither commoner or foreigner could do,

对划线后的on pain of death所充当的成分和与前面的结构关系，还有划线末尾的逗号，实在想不清楚，请想得明白的同仁指教。//bow

rhod

on pain of death, 修饰前面整个句子. 这个可以当成习惯用法来记.

逗号应该没有关系. 见大全另外一例:

Among the cossacks, vegetable farming was once so despised that it was forbidden on pain of death.

paopao

以下是引用rhod在2004-9-27 15:48:00的发言：

on pain of death, 修饰前面整个句子. 这个可以当成习惯用法来记.

逗号应该没有关系. 见大全另外一例:

Among the cossacks, vegetable farming was once so despised that it was forbidden on pain of death.

to rhod,

it is impossible for on pain of death to modify the previous sentence. This is used to modify which no commoner or foreigner could enter without permission,

rhod

paopao, you're right. :-)

I should say 从句的整个句子.