大全987- Q762

[GoldDigger]

The growth of the railroads led to the abolition of local times, which was determined by when the sun reached the observer’s meridian and differing from city to city, and to the establishment of regional times.
(A) which was determined by when the sun reached the observer’s meridian and differing
(B) which was determined by when the sun reached the observer’s meridian and which differed
(C) which were determined by when the sun reached the observer’s meridian and differing
(D) determined by when the sun reached the observer’s meridian and differed
(E) determined by when the sun reached the observer’s meridian and differing






KEY: E
不能用C的原因是.......
用which修飾會有歧義....用Ved就不會嗎??

[cafe]

The growth of the railroads led to the abolition of local times, which was determined by when the sun reached the observer’s meridian and differing from city to city, and to the establishment of regional times.
(A) which was determined by when the sun reached the observer’s meridian and differing
(B) which was determined by when the sun reached the observer’s meridian and which differed
(C) which were determined by when the sun reached the observer’s meridian and differing
(D) determined by when the sun reached the observer’s meridian and differed
(E) determined by when the sun reached the observer’s meridian and differing






KEY: E
不能用C的原因是.......
用which修飾會有歧義....用Ved就不會嗎??

AB選項的主動詞不ㄧ致，所以錯。
至於C沒有E簡潔，而且不平衡，你有看到and 嗎?前面沒有省略，後面卻省略
了。所以不對。
E很簡潔，把which were determined by when the sun reached the observer’s meridian and which differed....
省略成determined by when the sun reached the observer’s meridian and differing 所以E正確

D的錯誤就不用說了，and的which differed是主動，省略後應改為differing..

[agk99]

請參考210

210. Scientists have recently discovered what could be the largest and oldest living organism on Earth, a giant fungus that is an interwoven filigree of mushrooms and rootlike tentacles spawned by a single fertilized spore some 10,000 years ago and extending for more than 30 acres in the soil of a Michigan forest.

(A) extending
(B) extends
(C) extended
(D) it extended
(E) is extending

其實這是分詞的平衡，看到210就肯定會懂這一題了

[dibert8]

從選項中找答案的線索:
(A) local times 是複數, be 動詞應該用 were
(B) which ... and which differed ;
原來 (A) 裡的 and differring = and which differed ; differ: 1. 主動, 2. 簡單式 ;
原來 which 後面有主被動平衡時,是長這樣: which were Ved(被動) ... and which V(主動) => 推測答案長的樣子
(B) 錯在主動詞不一致,好可惜!
(C) which were ... and differing = which were and which were differing ; differ 用進行式 => 不是答案.
(D) differ 跟 determine 都被動 => 不是答案.
(E) 原來 which 後面有主被動平衡時,省略就要一起省: Ved ... and Ving = (which be) Ved ... and (which) V = 答案長的樣子.

[dibert8]

The growth of the railroads led {to the abolition of local times}, [determined by (when the sun reached the observer’s meridian)]and [differing from city to city], and {to the establishment of regional times}.
by +N : when the sun reached the observer’s meridian 是名詞子句

[kotokolin]

超多陷阱的一個題目, 看大全的解釋真是讓人一頭霧水,
Dibert大的解釋清楚多了，完全忘記分詞主動要改Ving~~
還在那邊想D怎麼不對....

(哈! 看來得去唸OG210題10遍了@@)

[chencraig0227]

請問..正解(E)的determined不會被誤解到修飾主詞a growth of ...嗎?
分詞構句不是優先修飾前句主詞嗎?如下題....!

大全987-Q110.
An attempt to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, begun almost two decades ago,
has been unsuccessful despite efforts by many important groups, including the National
Organization for Women.

(A) to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, begun almost two decades ago,
(B) begun almost two decades ago, for ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment
(C) begun for ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment almost two decades ago
(D) at ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment, begun almost two decades ago,
(E) that has begun almost two decades ago to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

ANS：(A)

在此正解反藍之begun修飾前句主詞an attempt。
而不像原題一樣修飾最近的"Amendment"
(劉鎮民文法以此為例句)

為何同樣兩題分詞構句卻原題修飾最近的先行詞(times)，而這例題卻修飾邏輯主詞(an attempt)??

Sorry!我腦中的觀念一值不斷被推翻...

[dibert8]

分詞修飾的確有這兩種可能,句意為上囉!

[auguding]

不好意思請問一下
我時在不懂A與E在此題的差別!(大全987-Q110)
既然begun two decades ago都是修飾An attempt
那為何E不可以?看不太懂大全解釋中的說法~
既然一樣，E選部是較不會歧義嗎?
麻煩解答~~~實在感激!

[dibert8]

(E) 時態錯: ago 應該用過去式

[auguding]

那不好意思請問~
A不是也有AGO嗎??
不太懂耶....

[dibert8]

大全987-Q110
(A) to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, begun almost two decades ago,
(E) that has begun almost two decades ago to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

(A) 的 begun 是過去分詞表示被動: an attempt was begun almost two decades ago => 過去式.
(E) 的 begun 是完成式,不能和 ago 連用.

[auguding]

了解E的說法~
但是我之前有想到說A這種可能性不就變成attempt"被開始"?!!
但應該是主動的~
為何會用被動的語法咧?~

感激不盡啊~~~

[ad264]

這一題國外論壇的Erin解釋的相當精彩。

原句還原如下

The growth of the railroads led to the abolition of local times, which were determined by when the sun reached the observer’s meridian and which differed from city to city, and [the growth [of the railroads [also] led] to the establishment of regional times.

C: 因為關係子句which were determined 與分詞構句 (which were) differing不平行。
D選項 differ主詞是 times所以應用differing現在分詞

有興趣者可看連結
http://www.urch.com/forums/gmat-sentenc ... roads.html

[chencraig0227]

了解E的說法~
但是我之前有想到說A這種可能性不就變成attempt"被開始"?!!
但應該是主動的~
為何會用被動的語法咧?~

感激不盡啊~~~

物+ begin可以用主動也可用被動。from longman.