[問題]大全987-397

[Alycia]

397. In reference to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety that their prospects for being hired and promoted are being stunted by their habit.
(A) In reference to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety that
(B) Referring to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety about
(C) When referring to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently express anxiety about
(D) With reference to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety about
(E) Referring to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently express anxiety that

The answer is E....but..why? why is D wrong? in the original sentence.."reference" is in the noun form..we could change it to verb? isn't it against one of the 16 rules?

[vivid]

恩 這是og230
d錯在時態跟介詞
順道附上詳解
Choices A, B, and D inappropriately use the past tense verb expressed; only the present tense is logical here, since both the current hostility to which the smokers refer and the anxiety described in the clause their prospects... are being stunted clearly apply to the present. Furthermore, B, C, and D produce ungrammatical sentences by introducing this clause with the preposition about; the conjunction that is required to link anxiety with the clause that modifies it. Choice E, the best answer, correctly uses both the conjunction that and the present-tense verb express.

[維尼]

397. In reference to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety that their prospects for being hired and promoted are being stunted by their habit.
(A) In reference to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety that
(B) Referring to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety about
(C) When referring to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently express anxiety about
(D) With reference to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently expressed anxiety about
(E) Referring to the current hostility toward smoking, smokers frequently express anxiety that

The answer is E....but..why? why is D wrong? in the original sentence.."reference" is in the noun form..we could change it to verb? isn't it against one of the 16 rules?

老師說的16條規則是一種參考
句意精準才是最重要的

[dibert8]

未劃線部份看到動詞 are , 需要連接詞 => (A) (E) 選一個;
比較長短 => (E)

[kai321]

借用及修改一下樓上的講法.........

未劃線部份看到動詞 are , 需要連接詞(that) => (A) (E) 選一個;
比較 express and expressed => 選express (E)