[問題]OG 209

[pcl12]

209. The Senate approved immigration legislation that would grant permanent residency to millions of aliens currently residing here and if employers hired illegal aliens they would be penalized.
(A)if employers hired illegal aliens they would be penalized
(B)hiring illegal aliens would be a penalty for employers
(C)penalize employers who hire illegal aliens
(D)penalizing employers hiring illegal aliens
(E)employers to be penalized for hiring illegal aliens

答案是C,關於og對A有以下的解釋....我看不出如何unclear?
Furthermore, in A the referent of they is unclear @@@

[Calvin]

" they " is unclear since " they " can refer to " aliens" or " employers ".

FYI

[liwuu]

這個是代名詞常考的重點,多多體會唷!!

[pcl12]

凡是句中出現兩個名詞可代時，就會使代名詞不清楚囉？
其實是以前補習的時候，老師說優先代替主詞.....所以才....
謝謝囉

[soami]

凡是句中出現兩個名詞可代時，就會使代名詞不清楚囉？
其實是以前補習的時候，老師說優先代替主詞.....所以才....
謝謝囉

if employers hired illegal aliens they would be penalized.

指代不清需要透過句意判斷比較好，
這裡的they可以代替employers和aliens

先看代employers這種情況：雇主雇用外國人雇主會受罰
再看代aliens ：雇主雇用外國人外國人會受罰
二種說法都說的通，沒明確說明誰會被罰，造成歧義。

而正確選項很清楚的說明 penalize employers who hire illegal aliens.
被罰的是雇主。