考古題Form 25 Q19

[titin]

Those whith a cynical turn of mind might speculate if the new corporation, eager for profit, might not have started the rumor that caused its competitor to declare bankruptcy.

A speculate if the new corporation, eager for profit, might not have started
B speculate if the new corporation, eager for profit, had not started
C speculate if, in its eagerness for profit, the new corporation started
D wonder as to whether, in its eagerness for profit, the new corporation did not start
E wonder whether the new corporation, eager for profit had started

The answer is E
這題要怎麼選出E的答案? 我完全沒概念
我只能以eagerness題目動詞答案名詞消掉CD

[sklpeng]

這提考麻煩字(?)
莫老是從speculate/wonder的用法消掉abc

查字點speculate後面有加on/about/that,就是沒有加if(whether)的用法
wonder就有

此外,即便speculate後面有加if/whether的用法,我個人也不會選.AT考題中凡
提及"是否"者,以我作題經驗,均用whether,有一說是if可用的意思太多,除"是否"外
尚有假設語氣等,故以AT嚴謹的修辭角度if沒有whether好

D/E相比,E concise,D中wonder後面又加as to 又加whether錯的離譜

BTW,個人覺得"以eagerness題目動詞答案名詞消掉CD"
這個方法有點危險
非不得已還是少用

[gogotu]

Those whith a cynical turn of mind might speculate if the new corporation, eager for profit, might not have started the rumor that caused its competitor to declare bankruptcy.

A speculate if the new corporation, eager for profit, might not have started
B speculate if the new corporation, eager for profit, had not started
C speculate if, in its eagerness for profit, the new corporation started
D wonder as to whether, in its eagerness for profit, the new corporation did not start
E wonder thether the new corporation, eager for profit had started

The answer is E
這題要怎麼選出E的答案? 我完全沒概念
我只能以eagerness題目動詞答案名詞消掉CD

第一，whether比if好，所以只有D E可選。
第二，就用你自己說的，以eagerness題目動詞答案名詞消掉CD。
第三，選E。