[問題] 大全987- Q113

[airdog]

Analysts blamed May’s sluggish retail sales on unexciting merchandise as well as the weather, colder and wetter than was usual in some regions, which slowed sales of barbecue grills and lawn furniture.
(A) colder and wetter than was usual in some regions, which slowed
(B) which was colder and wetter than usual in some regions, slowing
(C) since it was colder and wetter than usually in some regions, which slowed
(D) being colder and wetter than usually in some regions, slowing
(E) having been colder and wetter than was usual in some regions and slowed

答案為B

想問的是

1.B的which was是否可省略
2.alowing不是which slowed的省略型嗎？
這樣一改，就不會有指帶不清的問題嗎？

詳解： In A, the insertion of was is unnecessary, and the referent of which is not clear because regions, not weather, is the nearest noun.

[dibert8]

1. (B) 裡的 which was 不可以省略,因為後面的 slowing 修飾一個句子(i.e. '主詞 + 動詞'要看得見)
2. slowing =/= which slowed 兩者可以說沒有啥關係: (1) 修飾對象不盡相同, (2) 意義不同,前者有'伴隨','同時','藉著'的意思,後者為靜態直述.