一道语法题，非常谢谢大家

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Laos has a land area about the same as Great Britain but only four million in population, where many are members of hill tribes ensconced in the virtually inaccessible mountain valleys of the north.
(A) about the same as Great Britain but only four million in population, where many
(B) of about the same size as Great Britain is, but in Laos there is a population of only four million, and many
(C) that is about the same size as Great Britain’s land area, but in Laos with a population of only four million people, many of them
(D) comparable to the size of Great Britain, but only four million in population, and many
(E) comparable to that of Great Britain but a population of only four million people, many of whom

答案是E
为什么C 不对？

warmly1009

个人感觉but后的分句主语不太清楚 即many of them的them指代不清

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warmly1009 发表于 2015-3-18 18:18
个人感觉but后的分句主语不太清楚 即many of them的them指代不清

里面复数的只有people 呀？

warmly1009

2643301345 发表于 2015-3-18 18:21
里面复数的只有people 呀？

but 后面的分句需要一个明确的主语 如果with表示伴随和修饰主语 伴随的目标亟需明确 而many of them又指代回去 感觉有点别扭哈