GWD 24-8

juliaPL

24-8 The results of the company’s cost-cutting measures are evident in its profits, which increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it fell over the last two years.

(A) which increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it fell

(B) which had increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it had fallen

(C) which have increased five percent during the first three months of this year after falling

(D) with a five percent increase during the first three months of this year after falling

(E) with a five percent increase during the first three months of this year after having fallen

这道题我想也没想就排除了 A B C， 可是答案却是C，请帮忙解释一下

stevewu

Some NN's have discussed this question before. Maybe you can find what you need there.

[此贴子已经被作者于2004-10-26 1:15:12编辑过]

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joe11

1. 原文画线部分 it 不能指代 profits, 单复数问题，A 错。

2。原文主句是现在时，根据表达的含义和语气，C 的完成时无可厚非

3。B 用过去完成时错

4。D,E, 用 with 短语表达复合句含义，不好。with 短语的逻辑主语不明。

juliaPL

可是我觉得with是独立主格结构,那位牛牛能帮忙解释一下, 到底什麽时候用which,什麽时候用独立主格

我觉得which指代不清

stevewu

什么时候用which什么时候用with，应该要视修饰对象而定，以本题为例:

1.      “with放在句末与主句之间有逗号隔开，一般是引导独立主格结构，修饰整个句子或主句的主语。”(引述自LES MM) 这题的主句主语是The results of the company’s cost-cutting measures，如果用with a five percent increase 来修饰主句主语会产生逻辑不通的问题。

2.      C选项中由which所引导的非限定定语从句，修饰紧邻的profits，说明profits have increased five percent。这也正好符合主句所叙述公司实行成本抑减政策后的结果，致使利润上升5%。

若有说错，还请各位NN指正~

juliaPL

thanks, but I have another stupid question,

over the last two years 不是完成时的标志吗，而且独立主格也可以修饰整个句子

为什麽不是E呢

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