GWD 4 - # 8

walt77

Many financial experts believe that policy makers at the Federal Reserve, now viewing the economy as balanced between moderate growth and low inflation, are almost certain to leave interest rates unchanged for the foreseeable future.

A.    Reserve, now viewing the economy as balanced between moderate growth and low inflation, are
B.    Reserve, now viewing the economy to be balanced between that of moderate growth and low inflation and are
C.    Reserve who, now viewing the economy as balanced between moderate growth and low inflation, are
D.    Reserve, who now view the economy to be balanced between that of moderate growth and low inflation, will be
E.    Reserve, which now views the economy to be balanced between moderate growth and low inflation, is

答案是 A

对A选项 有个 疑问。 -ving 分词 这里是不是 容易 产生
修饰 the Federal Reserve 的误解？

walt77

walt77

顶！

TerraceHo

Many financial experts believe that policy makers at the Federal Reserve, now viewing the economy as balanced between moderate growth and low inflation, are almost certain to leave interest rates unchanged for the foreseeable future.

如果present participle放在主語後面的話，一般認為修飾的是主語。
lz可以把at the federal reserve看成限定性修飾policy makers，所以介賓短語只是policy makers的修飾語。
viewing對應修飾的是policy makers at the federal reserve整體。

另外，對於是否會有修飾歧義的問題，關鍵還是meaning。grammar的使用也是爲了表達meaning;)

walt77

Many financial experts believe that policy makers at the Federal Reserve, now viewing the economy as balanced between moderate growth and low inflation, are almost certain to leave interest rates unchanged for the foreseeable future.

如果present participle放在主語後面的話，一般認為修飾的是主語。
lz可以把at the federal reserve看成限定性修飾policy makers，所以介賓短語只是policy makers的修飾語。
viewing對應修飾的是policy makers at the federal reserve整體。

另外，對於是否會有修飾歧義的問題，關鍵還是meaning。grammar的使用也是爲了表達meaning;)

-- by 会员 TerraceHo (2012/12/16 20:44:20)

soga 明白了 thanks for your wonderful explanation