prep07 sc123，对于A OF B that结构的疑问

djmulder

prep07 123

According to two teams of paleontologists, recent fossil discoveries in Pakistan show that whales,porpoises, and dolphins are more closely related to some of the oldest known even-toed ungulates--a group of hoofed mammals that today includes cows, camels, pigs, and hippos--than to any other mammals.

(A) that whales, porpoises, and dolphins are more closely related to some of the oldest known even-toed ungulates--a group of hoofed mammals that today includes cows, camels, pigs, and

hippos--than

(B) that whales, porpoises, and dolphins are more closely related to some of the oldest known

even-toed ungulates--a group of hoofed mammals that today include cows, camels, pigs, and

hippos--as

(C) whales, porpoises, and dolphins to be more closely related to some of the oldest known

even-toed ungulates--a group of hoofed mammals that today include cows, camels, pigs, and

hippos--than they are

(D) whales, porpoises, and dolphins as being more closely related to some of the oldest known

even-toed ungulates--a group of hoofed mammals that today includes cows, camels, pigs, and

hippos--as they are

(E) whales, porpoises, and dolphins as more closely related to some of the oldest known even-toed

ungulates--a group of hoofed mammals that today include cows, camels, pigs, and hippos--than

句子结构：According to…, …discoveries... show that whales… are more closedly related to… than

to…

OA：A

我对这题的疑问是of结构，即a group of hoofedmammals that today includes cows...

如何判定that指代，对于use context or meaning to decide一致不太会应用，求指点！

djmulder

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xiqiong

BY RON： it should be 'includes', because the only noun that makes sense as an antecedent here is 'group'.
after all, it's the group that 'includes' its members. if you say 'hoofed mammals that today include cows, camels, ...', then the literal interpretation is that you're talking about hoofed mammals that actually contain cows, camels, and so forth as parts of their bodies! now that would be scary.
and remember that you MUST use the literal interpretation of whatever sentence you happen to be reading; you're not allowed to use words in any manner other than the most literal and formally correct possible.


我查了下字典：  Include：
If one thing includes another thing, it has the other thing as one of its parts. 包括
V-TIf someone or something is included in a large group, system, or area, they become a part of it or are considered a part of it. 把…列为一部分
看英文意思， Include都是融为一体的含义。
不是我们平常意义上说的包括。

^^ 加油喔~！

xiqiong

http://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/according-to-two-teams-of-paleontologists-t3536.html
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djmulder

xiqiong 发表于 2013-7-17 13:29
BY RON： it should be 'includes', because the only noun that makes sense as an antecedent here is 'g ...

实在太感谢！主要是理解的不够好，把自己绕了进去~！ 多谢指点！加油！！