一道OG改错，个人认为答案是错的！

hpnew07

To Josephine Baker, Paris was her home long before it was fashionable  to be an expatriate, and she remained in France during the Second World War as a performer and an intelligence agent for the Resistance.

A. To Josephine Baker, Paris was her home long before it was fashionable  to be an expatriate,


B. For Josephine Baker, long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, Paris was her home,


C. Josephine Baker made Paris her home long before to be an expatriate was fashionable,


D. Long before it was fashionable to be an expatriate, Josephine Baker made Paris her home,


E. Long before it was fashionable being an expatriate, Paris was home to Josephine Baker,


因为有and she，这题的主语肯定是Josephine Baker，所以只剩下C和D，我选了C，虽然D（OG正确答案）看起来更简洁，但是，我觉得it不能指代人吧，如果是指代Paris，语义不对。求解答，谢谢！

gina2012

I agree on your comments on answer D

But C is wrong as well, it sounds like: Josephine baker was fashioable

'made paris her home long before to be an expatriate ' describe Josephine

You can not make some place home before you are an expat to that place. C is definetely wrong.

gina2012

bu chong


'It' does not represent the person. It means to be an expatriate

To be an expatriate was fashionable

miss绿光

这里面it 是placeholder.
you should never look for the antecedent in these situations.
e.g. It is happy to stay the whole afternoon with you.

plus, OG is OFFICIAL guide, all the answers in it are correct.

bb1447

这里IT是形式主语。。。指代后面的真正主语不定式。。参见曼哈顿语法

hpnew07

感谢楼上各位！把it是形式主语这么简单的东西给忘了。。。