Acro Test 3 一題

[lucyyeh]

Experienced parents avoid lecturing since studies show that the children most likely to follow an instruction using only five words.

C. studies show that children are most likely to follow an instruction using only five words.

D. studies show that children are most likely to follow an instruction that uses only five words.

答案是D

解釋說，C錯的原因在於ambiguity over whether the pharase using only five words modifies instruction or follow.

這點我就不太懂了，我模糊的文法印象告訴我，that 引導的形容詞子句似乎可以改為分詞結構，可是什麼狀況可以改什麼狀況不能改的分界在哪呢?

[lucyyeh]

我好像有記錯，形容詞子句好像是不可以省略關代的...
是這樣嗎? 請大家幫我確認一下...

我又錯了同一份模考的同一個題型

Historians refer to American businessman of 1830's-1840's as "the breathless gerneration" who created the sewing machine, the machanical harvester, the Morse telegraph, the methold for vulcanizaing rubber, and hundreds of other modernizing tools.

B. that created the sewing machine

E. created the sewing machine

ANS: B

[Mafioso]

我好像有記錯，形容詞子句好像是不可以省略關代的...
是這樣嗎? 請大家幫我確認一下...

我又錯了同一份模考的同一個題型

Historians refer to American businessman of 1830's-1840's as "the breathless gerneration" who created the sewing machine, the machanical harvester, the Morse telegraph, the methold for vulcanizaing rubber, and hundreds of other modernizing tools.

B. that created the sewing machine

E. created the sewing machine

ANS: B

我覺得 E 的原句是 (that was) created the sewing machine
跟B的意思完全不一樣

open to discuss

[Mafioso]

Experienced parents avoid lecturing since studies show that the children most likely to follow an instruction using only five words.

C. studies show that children are most likely to follow an instruction using only five words.

D. studies show that children are most likely to follow an instruction that uses only five words.

答案是D

解釋說，C錯的原因在於ambiguity over whether the pharase using only five words modifies instruction or follow.

這點我就不太懂了，我模糊的文法印象告訴我，that 引導的形容詞子句似乎可以改為分詞結構，可是什麼狀況可以改什麼狀況不能改的分界在哪呢?

非限定形容詞子句不可改分詞構句
限定形容詞子句可改分辭構句

C的用法可能會誤導讀者以為children use 5 words.
5 words 應該是要用來補述 instruction 的，因此用D會更明確。

有錯請指正
最近也快被分辭搞瘋了

[hey]

形容詞子句是可以省略關代的... 但條件必需是形容詞子句裡的時態必需與主要句子的時態一樣....
一旦形容詞子句裡的時態比主要句子的時態要來得早的話, 則不能省略, 否則會有ambiguity的情形發生

Historians refer to American businessman of 1830's-1840's as "the breathless gerneration" who created the sewing machine, the machanical harvester, the Morse telegraph, the methold for vulcanizaing rubber, and hundreds of other modernizing tools.

B. that created the sewing machine

E. created the sewing machine

這一題不能省略是因為主要句子的動詞為現代式refer, 但形容詞子句的動詞卻為過去式created, 所以這個that千萬不能省... 且(E)選項省略後的形式也不對... 怎麼會是created呢??? 其會變成被動的省略, 原句的created是主動啊

[lucyyeh]

樓上解釋的好，我怎麼主動被動不分了了呢? 真是功力不夠，感謝感謝!

[dibert8]

Experienced parents avoid lecturing since studies show that the children most likely to follow an instruction using only five words.

C. studies show that children are most likely to follow an instruction using only five words.

D. studies show that children are most likely to follow an instruction that uses only five words.

(C) 的 using 可以修飾 instruction, 作 follow 的補語, ... 所以語意不明確.
(D) that = instruction 語意就清晰得多了.