[問題]Prep-T1-Q152

[dibert8]

152.

Recent research indicates that two popular arthritis drugs are possibly not as safe as they initially believed.

(A) that two popular arthritis drugs are possibly not as safe as they initially believed
(B) that two popular arthritis drugs may not be as safe as they were initially believed to be
(C) two popular arthritis drugs to possibly not be as safe as it was initially believed
(D) the safety of two popular arthritis drugs may not be as great as it was initially believed
(E) the safety of two popular arthritis drugs not to be as great as they were initially believed to be




Ans: B

考代名詞.
(D) 有什麼問題嗎?

[dibert8]

常見的解法是把 (C) (D) (E) 以改變句意刪除:
(C) two popular arthritis --- 主詞變受詞
(D) (E) safety --- 補語變受詞,詞類跟著改變
(A) 句意不合理 (they = drugs)
=> (B)

[kaijen]

152.

Recent research indicates that two popular arthritis drugs are possibly not as safe as they initially believed.

(A) that two popular arthritis drugs are possibly not as safe as they initially believed
(B) that two popular arthritis drugs may not be as safe as they were initially believed to be
(C) two popular arthritis drugs to possibly not be as safe as it was initially believed
(D) the safety of two popular arthritis drugs may not be as great as it was initially believed
(E) the safety of two popular arthritis drugs not to be as great as they were initially believed to be




Ans: B

考代名詞.
(D) 有什麼問題嗎?

indicate後接子句 that 不可省略
it指代safety 語意怪異
我想問的是(E) indicate sth to be 可以這樣用嗎?

[dibert8]

indicate (that) ... 是可以省略的;但是在 GMAT 很少運用.
所以 (D) 大膽地說它是流水句在大部份的時候可以過關.這樣不足以置它死,再補一槍: it 指代 safety 的確改變句意(必殺).
(E) 的 to be 似乎多餘;字典上的用法是把形容詞移到名詞前面: indicate less safety of two...

from Oxford,
indicate
: to mention sth, especially in an indirect way
In a key speech, the Queen indicated (that) she was willing to pay tax.
: to be a sign of sth
A red sky at night often indicates fine weather the next day.
比較: A red sky at night often indicates weather to be fine the next day. (這樣大概是錯的:句意到 weather 就沒了,不完整)

[scottkidd]

(A) that two popular arthritis drugs are possibly not as safe as they initially believed
(B) that two popular arthritis drugs may not be as safe as they were initially believed to be
個人淺見，indicate that...，刪(C)(D)(E)。
(B)as...as...的結構上還有提到"可能不..."上的結構都比(A)好

[amazingslim]

(A) that two popular arthritis drugs are possibly not as safe as they initially believed
(B) that two popular arthritis drugs may not be as safe as they were initially believed to be
個人淺見，indicate that...，刪(C)(D)(E)。
(B)as...as...的結構上還有提到"可能不..."上的結構都比(A)好

還有
(A)as they initially believed 主動
(B)they were initially believed to be 被動
是藥被認為安全，所以(A)一定錯