OG(11th) 47

[CarrieLee789]

47. By providing such services as mortgages, home improvement loans, automobile loans, financial advice, and staying within the metropolitan areas, Acme Bank has become one of the most profitable savings banks in the nation,

(A) financial advice, and staying

(B) financial advice, and by staying

(C) and financial advice, staying

(D) and financial advice, and staying

(E) and financial advice, and by staying

correct answer: E

我想問個小問題，不知道莫老師有沒有講過

從By providing 和 by staying的結構來看
這個句子是不是有違反了「由輕到重」的原則呢？

[pleasela]

47.
By providing such services as mortgages, home improvement loans, automobile loans, and financial advice, and by staying within the metropolitan areas, Acme Bank has become one of the most profitable savings banks in the nation,

我只直將E的答案改上
答案的parallelism我沒什麼意見
不過有個問題請教
答案中第二個and前面有一個comma
那是不是要平衡2個東西以上
這裡是不是只有By ... 跟 By....
那個comma是怎麼來的啊?

[alexma]

我所知到的是
如果and前後連接的兩個項目很長的話，是可以用逗號隔開的，以避免誤解
不知道有沒有哪為大哥大姊有比較"文法取向"的解釋

[dibert8]

and 連接兩個考平衡,一定沒有豆號.
有豆號,為附屬結構,補充說明也.