126. More than thirty years ago Dr. Barbara McClintock, the Nobel Prize winner, reported that genes can “jump,” as pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another.
(A) as pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another
(B) like pearls moving mysteriously from one necklace to another
(C) as pearls do that move mysteriously from one necklace to others
(D) like pearls do that move mysteriously from one necklace to others(B)
(E) as do pearls that move mysteriously from one necklace to some other one
After reviewing all the discussion links I can find, I still have some doubt regarding the explanation, from OG, why C, D, and E are faulty. OG explains that because the verb do suggests that the migrating pearls are presented as a real phenomenon, not as a figurative illustration.
But as stated in this summary, "补出助动词的原则是必须和主句的类型一致,而且要时态一致。
一个语法考点的总结!(Like和As)http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?BoardID=23&ID=48608
My point is that in the clause genes can “jump”, the verb is "can", not "do". Therefore, the verb "do" makes C, D, and E all wrong. It should be as peals can ......
NN, what do you think? |