GWD的一题关于modifier

liwen0625

According to its proponents, a proposed new style of aircraft could, by skimming along the top of the atmosphere, fly between most points on Earth in under two hours.

A. According to its proponents, a proposed new style of aircraft could, by skimming along the top of the atmosphere, fly between most points on Earth in under two hours.

B. By skimming along the top of the atmosphere, proponents of a proposed new style of aircraft say it could fly between most points on Earth in under two hours.

C. A proposed new style of aircraft could fly between most points on Earth in under two hours, according to its proponents, with it skimming along the top of the atmosphere.

D. A proposed new style of aircraft, say its proponents, could fly between most points on Earth in under two hours because of its skimming along the top of the atmosphere.

E. According to its proponents, skimming along the top of the atmosphere makes it possible that a proposed new style of aircraft could fly between most points on Earth in under two hours.

这一题我想纠结一下A选项的by skiming along the top of atomosphere，这个句子的主语是a new style,而V-ing要么修饰前面的句子要么修饰主句主语，但是逻辑上来说应该是aircraft skim along the top...哪位能解释一下？而且OG有一题是关于V-ing修饰名词的问题：

The intricate structure of the compound insect eye,having hundreds of miniature eyes called ommatidia, help explain why scientistshave assumed that it evolved independently of the vertebrate eye.

A. having hundreds of miniature eyes calledommatidia, help explain why scientists have assumed that it

B. having hundreds of miniature eyes that are calledommatidia, helps explain why scientists have assumed that they

C. with its hundreds of miniature eyes that arecalled ommatidia, helps explain scientists’ assuming that they

D. with its hundreds of miniature eyes calledommatidia, help explain scientists’ assuming that it

官方给的解释是 A of B, V-ing..., V-ing修饰的是名词A而不是名词B.那么同理可以推上一题，by skimming是修饰style而不是aircraft，但这一来就不符合逻辑意思。这就是我纠结的问题所在

ashlyzhu

第一题所有的选项都是new style of aircraft....没法选啊、。。。其实我刚看到的时候也很疑惑。。。求解啊
第二题，我怎么觉得选B呢？og说过动名词的所有格结构awkward....就像scientist's assuming that....不是
awkward

liwen0625

ashlyzhu 发表于 2013-9-27 22:29
第一题所有的选项都是new style of aircraft....没法选啊、。。。其实我刚看到的时候也很疑惑。。。求解啊
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第二题B不对，这个是OG上的题目，题号我忘记了，你找找，这里的with结构我理解的是做定语修饰insect eye.第二题的答案不是C选项，assuming那有问题。是E选项，我忘记粘贴出来了：
(E) with its hundreds of miniature eyes called ommatidia, helps explain why scientists have assumed that it

ashlyzhu

liwen0625 发表于 2013-9-27 23:39
第二题B不对，这个是OG上的题目，题号我忘记了，你找找，这里的with结构我理解的是做定语修饰insect eye. ...

哦。。。对。。。E很好。。。

liwen0625

怎么没有人解释，帖子不会又沉了吧。

olivia瓜瓜

hi ，我来顶起啦
我觉得在这里，虽然A of B 通常核心词在A 而不在B ，但这里要是把new style 作为主语的话，与后面的谓语逻辑不一致了，
aircraft 才能 fly ，new style不能fly，所以主语是the new style of aircraft 。
并且开始according to it's  proponent ，肯定不会是style的支持者而是这种新式的飞船的支持者。

这里的a style of A 与 a new style of A 两种表达意思是有区别的，前者强调的是方式，后者强调即短语核心词在A 。但没有官方的依据，顶起来等牛牛来解答。

liwen0625

olivia瓜瓜 发表于 2013-10-1 15:06
hi ，我来顶起啦
我觉得在这里，虽然A of B 通常核心词在A 而不在B ，但这里要是把new style 作为主语的 ...