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Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization created a stir from the very first European contacts with
the New World in the sixteenth century, it was not until the latter half of the nineteenth century that
Western designers, artists, and crafters were inspired to imitate them.
A. it was not until the latter half of the nineteenth century that Western designers, artists, and crafters
were inspired to imitate them
B. they did not inspire imitations of Western designers, artists, and crafters until it was the latter half of
the nineteenth century
C. not until the latter half of the nineteenth century was it that they have inspired Western designers,
artists, and crafters to imitation
D. until the latter half of the nineteenth century Western designers, artists, and crafters have not been
inspired to imitate
E. they were not inspirations of Western designers, artists, and crafters imitations until the latter half of
the nineteenth century
Verb form; Rhetorical construction

The point of this sentence is to assert that although pre-Columbian artifacts were enthusiastically received
by Europeans in the sixteenth century, a long period of time elapsed before these artifacts were once
again a source of inspiration to Western artisans.
The correct form of the sentence needs to make clear this sequence of events.
A. Correct. The sentence correctly uses past tense for both past, completed time frames—sixteenth
and nineteenth centuries.
B. There is no referent for the pronoun it.
C. The present-perfect tense have inspired is inappropriate because the nineteenth century is a
completed time in the past. There is no referent for it. The phrase was it that they have is wordy and
indirect.
D. The present-perfect verb have not been inspired is inappropriate for describing action in a time
completed in the past.
E. The sentence is wordy, and it requires the possessive form of designers, artists, and crafters.
The correct answer is A.


我之前选的是B. 因为我觉得主语是artifacts of pre ----

看了几遍后... 难道主语是 western designers 么？

来人分析一下吧~~~~~~  谢谢啦~~~！！


还有 IT  THEM  分别指代了什么~~ ？

TerraceHo

(A)Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization created a stir from the very first European contacts with the New World in the sixteenth century, it was not until the latter half of the nineteenth century that Western designers, artists, and crafters were inspired to imitate them.
(B)Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization created a stir from the very first European contacts with the New World in the sixteenth century, they did not inspire imitations of Western designers, artists, and crafters until it was the latter half of the nineteenth century.

A項，it was...that...為強調句式，it無所指。them指代的是artifacts。
B項，they指代artifacts。注意這裡不是強調句，因而it無所指是不可以的。

我要上700！

(A)Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization created a stir from the very first European contacts with the New World in the sixteenth century, it was not until the latter half of the nineteenth century that Western designers, artists, and crafters were inspired to imitate them.
(B)Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization created a stir from the very first European contacts with the New World in the sixteenth century, they did not inspire imitations of Western designers, artists, and crafters until it was the latter half of the nineteenth century.

A項，it was...that...為強調句式，it無所指。them指代的是artifacts。
B項，they指代artifacts。注意這裡不是強調句，因而it無所指是不可以的。

-- by 会员 TerraceHo (2012/11/28 18:37:42)

谢谢哈！！ 解释有用！！

所以是两个单独小句子. 第一个的主语是  artifacts  谓语是  created
第二个强调句式的主语是  Western designers, artists, and crafters 谓语是 were inspired to imitate

是么~~？

kiwifoodtown

(A)Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization created a stir from the very first European contacts with the New World in the sixteenth century, it was not until the latter half of the nineteenth century that Western designers, artists, and crafters were inspired to imitate them.
(B)Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization created a stir from the very first European contacts with the New World in the sixteenth century, they did not inspire imitations of Western designers, artists, and crafters until it was the latter half of the nineteenth century.

A項，it was...that...為強調句式，it無所指。them指代的是artifacts。
B項，they指代artifacts。注意這裡不是強調句，因而it無所指是不可以的。

-- by 会员 TerraceHo (2012/11/28 18:37:42)

谢谢哈！！ 解释有用！！

所以是两个单独小句子. 第一个的主语是  artifacts  谓语是  created
第二个强调句式的主语是  Western designers, artists, and crafters 谓语是 were inspired to imitate

是么~~？

-- by 会员 我要上700！ (2012/11/29 0:45:27)

理解依然不对，这句整个是个让步状语从句。
前面是Though引导的从句，主语是the artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization 谓语是created
后面的是主句，是强调句式。it 是形式主语，谓语是 was，但真正的主语是 that
Western designers, artists, and crafters were inspired to imitate them.

我要上700！

(A)Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization created a stir from the very first European contacts with the New World in the sixteenth century, it was not until the latter half of the nineteenth century that Western designers, artists, and crafters were inspired to imitate them.
(B)Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization created a stir from the very first European contacts with the New World in the sixteenth century, they did not inspire imitations of Western designers, artists, and crafters until it was the latter half of the nineteenth century.

A項，it was...that...為強調句式，it無所指。them指代的是artifacts。
B項，they指代artifacts。注意這裡不是強調句，因而it無所指是不可以的。

-- by 会员 TerraceHo (2012/11/28 18:37:42)

谢谢哈！！ 解释有用！！

所以是两个单独小句子. 第一个的主语是  artifacts  谓语是  created
第二个强调句式的主语是  Western designers, artists, and crafters 谓语是 were inspired to imitate

是么~~？

-- by 会员 我要上700！ (2012/11/29 0:45:27)

理解依然不对，这句整个是个让步状语从句。
前面是Though引导的从句，主语是the artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization 谓语是created
后面的是主句，是强调句式。it 是形式主语，谓语是 was，但真正的主语是 that
Western designers, artists, and crafters were inspired to imitate them.

-- by 会员 kiwifoodtown (2012/11/29 9:53:55)

嗯嗯！！  这么说清楚多了~！！！！！！！！！谢谢！！！

jeffery2541

看来解决啦~

TerraceHo

(A)Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization created a stir from the very first European contacts with the New World in the sixteenth century, it was not until the latter half of the nineteenth century that Western designers, artists, and crafters were inspired to imitate them.
(B)Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization created a stir from the very first European contacts with the New World in the sixteenth century, they did not inspire imitations of Western designers, artists, and crafters until it was the latter half of the nineteenth century.

A項，it was...that...為強調句式，it無所指。them指代的是artifacts。
B項，they指代artifacts。注意這裡不是強調句，因而it無所指是不可以的。

-- by 会员 TerraceHo (2012/11/28 18:37:42)

谢谢哈！！ 解释有用！！

所以是两个单独小句子. 第一个的主语是  artifacts  谓语是  created
第二个强调句式的主语是  Western designers, artists, and crafters 谓语是 were inspired to imitate

是么~~？

-- by 会员 我要上700！ (2012/11/29 0:45:27)

理解依然不对，这句整个是个让步状语从句。
前面是Though引导的从句，主语是the artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization 谓语是created
后面的是主句，是强调句式。it 是形式主语，谓语是 was，但真正的主语是 that
Western designers, artists, and crafters were inspired to imitate them.

-- by 会员 kiwifoodtown (2012/11/29 9:53:55)

同意ls部份理解。
有一點不同意的是，強調句裏面的it，並非形式主語（形式主語是屬於placeholder，代替的是subject/object的位置）。
例如： It is they that have won the game.
如果把it理解為形式主語的話，就變成了“that have won the game”  is they.
理解強調句的時候，只要把it be和that拿掉，讓剩下的部份變成一個完整的句子來理解

我要上700！

(A)Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization created a stir from the very first European contacts with the New World in the sixteenth century, it was not until the latter half of the nineteenth century that Western designers, artists, and crafters were inspired to imitate them.
(B)Though the artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization created a stir from the very first European contacts with the New World in the sixteenth century, they did not inspire imitations of Western designers, artists, and crafters until it was the latter half of the nineteenth century.

A項，it was...that...為強調句式，it無所指。them指代的是artifacts。
B項，they指代artifacts。注意這裡不是強調句，因而it無所指是不可以的。

-- by 会员 TerraceHo (2012/11/28 18:37:42)

谢谢哈！！ 解释有用！！

所以是两个单独小句子. 第一个的主语是  artifacts  谓语是  created
第二个强调句式的主语是  Western designers, artists, and crafters 谓语是 were inspired to imitate

是么~~？

-- by 会员 我要上700！ (2012/11/29 0:45:27)

理解依然不对，这句整个是个让步状语从句。
前面是Though引导的从句，主语是the artifacts of pre-Columbian civilization 谓语是created
后面的是主句，是强调句式。it 是形式主语，谓语是 was，但真正的主语是 that
Western designers, artists, and crafters were inspired to imitate them.

-- by 会员 kiwifoodtown (2012/11/29 9:53:55)

同意ls部份理解。
有一點不同意的是，強調句裏面的it，並非形式主語（形式主語是屬於placeholder，代替的是subject/object的位置）。
例如： It is they that have won the game.
如果把it理解為形式主語的話，就變成了“that have won the game”  is they.
理解強調句的時候，只要把it be和that拿掉，讓剩下的部份變成一個完整的句子來理解

-- by 会员 TerraceHo (2012/11/29 22:40:25)

多谢~！！！

conan0408

怎么都觉得A里面的them指代很不清楚

PMFTOTC

为啥 B 不是强调句呢？