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对于第二题,在此引用一下Magoosh网站上面的一个解释~
Mike@magoosh: This sentence is tricky, but there is no pronoun ambiguity. Here's the OA again:
【正确的句子】A recent poll of elected officials suggests that candidates, when in the midst of a tough campaign, often make statements about an opponent that they may not think are true.
The phrase "about an opponent" is what is known in grammar as a vital noun modifier. See:
http://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/gmat-grammar-vital-noun-modifiers/
A vital noun modifier can come between a noun and a non-vital modifier. That is why the noun "statements" does not have to touch its modifier, "that they may not think are true."
其表达的意思即是说:“about an opponent”是修饰statements的修饰语(显而易见的),是限定statements的范围、说明statements具体内容的修饰语——属于Vital Noun Modifier(姑且称为限定性的修饰语)。而这种限定性的修饰语可以放在【被修饰对象】和【非限定性的/其他修饰语】中间,因此后面的定语从句(嵌入式关系分句)的that可以“跳跃修饰”statements——此为修饰语就近规则(Modifier Touch Rule)的一个例外。
所以,
1、各类修饰语似乎可以参照定语从句的两种类型,分为“限定性的”和“非限定性的”,是否可以通俗地理解为——前者去掉会影响原句意思,造成ambiguity;而后者是补充性的,砍掉不造成实质性影响的?
2、如果对于“A prep B”结构,后续的修饰语依然想要修饰B,而接that从句,会不会造成模糊呢?这一点我不太确定,需要请教大佬。个人的观点是,谁修饰谁应该依照语意、搭配和逻辑的判断得出确切的意思;一般情况下应当遵循就近原则(“Touch”)。
以上述链接中的例句为例:
Wrong/Awkward: I am going to the show with my friend Kevin, who likes Elvis, the nicest person I know.
Right: The workers at the envelope factory, having been on strike for seven weeks, were finally close to a settlement with management.
错误句子中,non-Vital Modifier混在中间,使得后面的修饰语好像在修饰Elvis(...万一真的想修饰Elvis怎么办?)。
正确句子中不会有任何问题,没有人会觉得factory会on strike。
贴出原贴的链接:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/election-poll-new-gmat-prep-t112275.html
期待有大佬看到能够进一步答疑解惑呀~~ |
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