The electronics company has unveiled what it claims to be the world's smallest network digital camcorder, the length of which is that of a handheld computer, and it weighs less than 11 ounces.
The electronics company has unveiled what it claims to be the world's smallest network digital camcorder, the length of which is that of a handheld computer, and it weighs less than 11 ounces.
(A) to be the world's smallest network digital camcorder, the length of which is that of a handheld computer, and it weighs
(B) to be the smallest network digital camcorder in the world, which is as long as a handheld computer, weighing
(C) is the smallest network digital camcorder in the world, which is as long as a handheld computer, and it weighs
(D) is the world's smallest network digital camcorder, which is as long as a handheld computer and weighs
(E) is the world's smallest network digital camcorder, the length of which is that of a handheld computer, weighing
key D
A. the length of the camcorder (which指代) is the length (that指代) of the a handheld computer,逻辑不合理。如句子结构部分的分析,is as long as and weighs同修饰camcorder,应同时被which所引导,在which从句内部。A选项用it而非which指代,导致指代不清,并且使得and it weighs部分脱离从句笼罩,这样产生了and it weighs属于第一层次,与the company has unveiled并列的歧义,且在这种情况下,it优先指代company
B.which指代
C. And it weighs错误同A
D. 正确,Which紧跟在其先行词之后,紧密修饰先行词camcorder;which (camcorder) is … and weighs … 工整平行。
E. the length of A is the length of B,错误同A;weighing的逻辑主语为the length of camcorder逻辑错误
句子结构:the company has unveiled what it claims is the world's smallest network digital camcorder, which is… and weighs… 其中it claims为插入语,对句子结构不产生影响,which引导非限制性定语从句修饰先行词camcorder, 该从句笼罩两个动词 is as long as… and weighs。
考点:逻辑表达(Logical Predication), 句子结构(Grammatical Construction) 在比较两事物的某属性相等或相当时,我们可以使用as…as结构,而使用be动词则是不正确的。A的长度可以"等于"B的长度,但是不能说A的长度"就是"B的长度。长度是分属于两个不同事物(在 本题中为camcorder and computer),是不同的,不能说"is"。使用is造成逻辑含义不合理。该语 法点用中文解释读者可能会难于理解,希望考生能够在英文的语境下体会be动词在此处的含义。which/it等代词指代要求明确清晰,不能出现歧义或逻辑不合理 在复合句中,句子主句与从句层次应该鲜明,含义合理
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1) It claims为插入成分,这一现象大多数考生在此处为第一次遇到,因此很多考生会认为claim的正 确搭配为claim to do something,因而排除BCD选项。实际上is和to be在选项中都是正确的表达: 若为is,可理解为it claims是插入成分;若为to be,则可理解成what it claims to be…这一大家都 很熟悉的表达。此题难度确实比较高,这个考点在此题中起到了不小的迷惑考生的作用。但是, 通过以上各选项的分析不难看出,即使不考虑is和to be的区别,通过其他考点,我们也可以排除 掉ACE。在实际考试中,如果考生遇到不熟悉的考点,尽量不要依据这一单一考点作判断,应比 较选项中的其他差别,综合比较后再做出选择
闹闹的看法: what it claims 是名词从句(nominal relative clause, this kind of clause functions like a noun group), 是 is 的主语。what=the thing(s) which, 后面常跟 be(is or was) "
B选项中weighing的逻辑主语是否有歧义?
我认为没有歧义。weighing的逻辑主语就是which,此题中which指代camcorder。which is as long as a handheld computer, weighing less than 11 ounces.这个结构很明确,weighing做表结果的伴随状语,逻辑主语是which。完全没有weighing less than 11 ounces修饰computer的歧义。如果这有歧义的话,那所有 主谓宾,doing sth 的结构中doing sth的逻辑主语都有歧义了。
weighing less than 11 ounces唯一修饰computer的可能就是把逗号去掉,变成:which is as long as a handheld computer weighing less than 11 ounces. 只要逗号在,就是标准的,doing sth做伴随状语结构。