OG-105 that指代

chongyini

OG-105
Marconi’s conception of the radio was as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation; instead, it is precisely the opposite, a tool for communicating with a large, public audience.
A. Marconi’s conception of the radio was as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation; instead, it is
B. Marconi conceived of the radio as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation, but which is
C.Marconi conceived of the radio as a tool for private conversation that could substitute for the telephone; instead, it has become
D. Marconi conceived of the radio to be a tool for private conversation, a substitute for the telephone, which has become
E. Marconi conceived of the radio to be a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation, other than what it is,
C选项中that 不是应该紧跟在所修饰的名词后面么，如果说这里that是跳跃修饰，是因为that后面的内容太长因此后置的么？是不是如果其他选项有明显错误，则that跳跃修饰是可以接受的呢，是不是并没有that应该紧跟在所修饰的名词后面这条rule啊

chongyini

OG-107While it costs about the same to run nuclear plants as other types of power plants, it is the fixed costs that stem from building nuclear plants that makes it more expensive for them to generate electricity.
(A) While it costs about the same to run nuclear plants as other types of power plants, it is the fixed costs that stem from building nuclear plants that makes it more expensive for them to generate electricity.
(B) While the cost of running nuclear plants is about the same as for other types of power plants, the fixed costs that stem from building nuclear plants make the electricity they generate more expensive.
(C) Even though it costs about the same to run nuclear plants as for other types of power plants, it is the fixed costs that stem from building nuclear plants that makes the electricity they generate more expensive.
(D) It costs about the same to run nuclear plants as for other types of power plants, whereas the electricity they generate is more expensive, stemming from the fixed costs of building nuclear plants.
(E) The cost of running nuclear plants is about the same as other types of power plants, but the electricity they generate is made more expensive because of the fixed costs stemming from building nuclear plants
.答案选B 可是这里they指代costs,应该指代 nuclear plants 吧~

whxgmat

that 有说法说是不能跳跃修饰吗？应该根据文意来判断吧。。
第二题they是指代nuclear plants

chongyini

whxgmat 发表于 2013-10-4 22:47
that 有说法说是不能跳跃修饰吗？应该根据文意来判断吧。。
第二题they是指代nuclear plants ...

第二个题
the fixed costs make the electricity they generate more expensive.
they 肯定有指代主语the fixed costs的歧义啊~

chongyini

whxgmat 发表于 2013-10-4 22:47
that 有说法说是不能跳跃修饰吗？应该根据文意来判断吧。。
第二题they是指代nuclear plants ...

我以为只有不就近修饰而往前指代主语叫做跳跃修饰，原来不是哦~~~

IVY7W

that作定语从句引导词的时候是就近修饰最好了，但是大前提是不要跳过动词就可以了，这里没有跳过谓语是可以对的。就近修饰是为了避免歧义。

chongyini

IVY7W 发表于 2013-10-7 12:53
that作定语从句引导词的时候是就近修饰最好了，但是大前提是不要跳过动词就可以了，这里没有跳过谓语是可以 ...

恩，谢谢~
但是大前提是不要跳过动词就可以了 这个是重要的~