請教一題pp3

[stwang]

這題我好像在哪裡看過 可是我找不著了.....
我想請問一下為什麼B對 B不是已經犯了主動詞不一致的毛病了嗎??

[吳]

the majority of students 大多數的學生 :複數N.+複數V.

[scujean]

The majority of students…are..
字典上看到：
the number of students in this room is ten→the number有總數的意思
為何本題不適用這規則呢..
字典上例句：the majority of doctors believe smoking is harmful…
因為majority 本身有多數/大多的意思，所以後面的v配合其複數意思..

[stwang]

通常the N. of N. V. ... 動詞要跟前面的那個N
majority 算是個例外囉?!
我這樣的想法對嗎???
請各位指點一下唷!! 謝謝

[scujean]

通常the N. of N. V. ... 動詞要跟前面的那個N
majority 算是個例外囉?!
我這樣的想法對嗎???
請各位指點一下唷!! 謝謝

題目做的不夠多，我不敢武斷的回答你..
如果有其他the N1 of N2...V1
的例子可以討論，會比較妥當
目前我判斷V1要用單複數，是配合N1的意思..

[吳]

majority大部分,指的是"比例",當代名詞用
例如:
all of the students
some of the students
part of the students
20% of the students
以上都接複數動詞

the number of 指的是"數字"
ex: the number of students is increasing 學生的"總數"在增加
the majority of students are smart. "大部分學生"很聰明

[stwang]

我今天遇到了一題PP3也是關於這類的問題 問題如下:

According to two teams of paleontologists, recent fossil discoveries in Pakistan show that whales, porpoises, and dolphins are more closely related to some of the oldest known even-toed ungulates -- a group of hoofed mammals that today includes cows, camels, pigs, and hippos--than to any other mammals.
(A)that whales, porpoises, and dolphins are more closely related to some of the oldest known even-toed ungulates -- a group of hoofed mammals that today includes cows, camels, pigs, and hippos--than
(B)that whales, porpoises, and dolphins are more closely related to some of the oldest known even-toed ungulates -- a group of hoofed mammals that today include cows, camels, pigs, and hippos--as
(C)whales, porpoises, and dolphins to be more closely related to some of the oldest known even-toed ungulates -- a group of hoofed mammals that today include cows, camels, pigs, and hippos--than they are
(D)whales, porpoises, and dolphins as being more closely related to some of the oldest known even-toed ungulates -- a group of hoofed mammals that today includes cows, camels, pigs, and hippos--as they are
(E)whales, porpoises, and dolphins as more closely related to some of the oldest known even-toed ungulates -- a group of hoofed mammals that today include cows, camels, pigs, and hippos--than

正確答案是A

這題我想了好久 本來覺得 a group of hoofed mammals that today includes cows, camels, pigs, and hippos
似乎是主動詞不一致 這裡的that 我以為是修飾mammals
但依句意又覺得是形容group
最後我把其他的選項才勉為其難的選這個
我想請問一下 這裡的a group of 和上面討論的the majority of一樣都是依照句意來決定他的單複數嗎???

[scujean]

a group of 本身是一組的，可用來修飾複數的N
例： a group of trees are tall←其中tree是are 的主詞，a group of 修飾tree
the majority of doctors believe smoking is harmful..
←其中the majority 是被 of doctors修飾，the majority 是believe的主詞

a mumber of (=several)也是一組的
a number of visitors came to the meeting
the number of chairs is 10←of chairs 修飾the number

[chvenson]

a group of + N + 單數動詞

請參考OG238的解釋
238. According to a recent study by Rutgers University, the number of women in state legislatures has grown in every election since 1968.
(A) the number of women in state legislatures has grown
(B) the number of women who are in state legislatures have grown
(C) there has been growth in the number of women in state legislatures
(D) a growing number of women have been in state legislatures
(E) women have been growing in number in state legislatures

Choice A is best. The singular verb has agrees with the subject of the clause, the number. Moreover, A conveys the intended meaning concisely and unambiguously. In B, the grammatical subject of the clause is the number, not women, and so a singular verb is required--has rather than have. The phrase who are is unnecessary; it could be omitted without affecting the meaning of the sentence. In C, the use of the wordy passive construction there has been growth in for has grown is awkward and does not contribute to the meaning of the sentence. In D, a... number of women means a group of women, whereas the... number of women refers to an exact figure; the illogical suggestion is that a group of women has already been in place in every election, rather than that their total has grown as a result of each election. Choice E may be faulted for the awkwardness of in number in state legislatures in every election, as well as for weakening clarity by separating the modifying phrase in state legislatures from women.

[scujean]

a group of + N + 單數動詞

請參考OG238的解釋

Choice A is best. The singular verb has agrees with the subject of the clause, the number. Moreover, A conveys the intended meaning concisely and unambiguously. In B, the grammatical subject of the clause is the number, not women, and so a singular verb is required--has rather than have. The phrase who are is unnecessary; it could be omitted without affecting the meaning of the sentence. In C, the use of the wordy passive construction there has been growth in for has grown is awkward and does not contribute to the meaning of the sentence. In D, a... number of women means a group of women, whereas the... number of women refers to an exact figure; the illogical suggestion is that a group of women has already been in place in every election, rather than that their total has grown as a result of each election. Choice E may be faulted for the awkwardness of in number in state legislatures in every election, as well as for weakening clarity by separating the modifying phrase in state legislatures from women.

在longman,oxford字典看到的例句：
A group of us are going to London.

A group of us are going to the theatre this evening.
我搞不清楚了..

[chvenson]

在longman,oxford字典看到的例句：
A group of us are going to London.

A group of us are going to the theatre this evening.
我搞不清楚了..

感謝scujean的提醒 讓我再去翻了字典
Longman的字典裡確有scujean大所提的例句
然後我也google了一下 單複數都有人用 好像也看不出什麼規則(亦或是小弟太弱 看不出規則)
看來還真是頭大 不過要我臨場決選 那還是以OG為依歸的啦...

[chvenson]

關於 a group of 下午做GMATPrep時剛好看到一題 供大伙做參考 (不好意思 不大會貼圖)

After determining the level of calcium carbonate and the types of fossilized algae present in core samples taken from the bottom of Lake Titicaca in the Andes, a group of scientists was able to reconstruct the history of precipitation in tropical South America over the past 25,000 years.

(A) the types of fossilized algae present in core samples taken from the bottom of Lake Titicaca in the Andes, a group of scientists was able
(B)the types of fossilized algae that are present in core samples taken from the bottom of Lake Titicaca in the Andes, it was possible for a group of scientists
(C)the types of fossilized algae that had been present in core samples taken from the bottom of Lake Titicaca in the Andes, that made it possible for a group of scientists
(D)what types of fossilized algae had been present in core samples taken from the bottom of Lake Titicaca in the Andes, it was possible for a group of scientists
(E)what the types of fossilized algae were that were present in core samples taken from the bottom of Lake Titicaca in the Andes, a group of scientists was able

Ans: A

[meredo]

請教一下, 樓主stwang的答案選項A 是錯在哪裡呢?
看不出來,哪裡有問題

[chvenson]

答案是A 所以A沒錯呀
重點是要說明 a group of scientists + was
a group of 複N + 單V

例證請見上兩篇文章 一在OG238的解釋中 另一在GMATPrep中

[meredo]

不好意思, 我沒註名清楚。想要請教樓主發問的PP3那一題, A選項錯誤的原因, 感謝!!