[問題]GWD10-Q20

[sabrina]

In the mid-1970's.since birds were overcome by pollution,and routinely falling from the sky above LA freeways,this prompted officials in CAlifornia to edvise a plan that reduced automobile emissions.

A. Since birds that had been overcome by pollution were routinely falling from the sky above LA freeways,this prompted officials in California to devise a plan that reduced

B.since birds that had been overcome by pollution were routinely falling from the sky above LA freeways,it prompted officials in California to devise a plan that would reduce

C.birds had been overcome by pollutionand routinely fell from the sky above LA freeways,prompting officials in California to devise a plan that reduced

D.birds overcome by pollutioin routinely fell from the sky above LA freeways,prompting officials in California to devise a plan to reduce

E.birds overcome by pollution and routinely falling from the sky above LA freeways were prompting officials in Cali. to devise a plan to reduce


ANS: D

有個疑問。。。D中 ,prompting... = birds prompt...
但應該是這整個事件促使官員...而不是birds 去prompt

是這樣嗎?? thanks

[agk99]

這當然不是bird who prompt...
而是分詞構句表示整件事的動作

詳情請洽OG 49及 OG120(E選項)
你會得到更滿意的答覆

[micht]

agk99贊~~~感謝你给的example i12

[cafe]

我朋友的說法

原句應該是birds overcome by pollutioin routinely fell from the sky above LA freeways; this prompts officials in California to devise a plan to reduce

從上面這樣簡化而來,因為用關代代誰都不對....參考看看

[yuying]

我朋友的說法

原句應該是birds overcome by pollutioin routinely fell from the sky above LA freeways; this prompts officials in California to devise a plan to reduce

從上面這樣簡化而來,因為用關代代誰都不對....參考看看

一般英文表達, 用this是可以理解, 但在AT是大忌, 不可用this代替前面的事件,動作,結果
這題是birds…fell這件事, prompting後面那件事.
可以參考OG154解釋中說明cause and effect的分詞表達方式
OG154 (我記得咖啡版有此題精華討論)
it was the filing of a deed that made possible the setting free ... (前面動作 make possible 後面動作)

[CUGGYER]

這當然不是bird who prompt...
而是分詞構句表示整件事的動作

詳情請洽OG 49及 OG120(E選項)
你會得到更滿意的答覆

我剛剛去看了og 49 分詞是代moons 不是代句子阿
og120是who關代

好像跟分詞構句代表整件事動作 不太一樣

為什麼 分詞可以代整件事的動作呢?
可以在多解釋一點嗎

雖然我也覺得 birds當promoting很怪

[faithful]

頂一下。

哪位高人指點一下？謝謝。

[puthing]

我也頂一下

而且(D)的prompting不會有修飾freeways的歧義嗎?

不過.......

我真的忘了this or it 絕不能帶前面一整件事了

該打 >"<

[Janet]

我也頂一下

而且(D)的prompting不會有修飾freeways的歧義嗎?

這個問題以前有熱烈討論過,agk99大哥也有很認真的解釋過!!!

http://www.formosamba.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=8118

主要是前一句話造成後面一句話,有因果關係表述,用S+V+O,Ving就通!!!

另外,我想請問的是,CD要如何分辨,

C與D兩句句意不同,本題我選C!!請問C錯在哪邊?是句意不合理嗎?

[puthing]

原發文者可能是用打字的

所以漏了一些字

我先把原文貼上

Q20:

In the mid-1970's, since birds were overcome by pollution, and routinely falling from the sky above Los Angeles freeways, this prompted officials in California to devise a plan that reduced automobile emissions.

A. since birds were overcome by pollution, and routinely falling from the sky above Los Angeles freeways, this prompted officials in California to devise a plan that reduced

B. since birds that had been overcome by pollution were routinely falling from the sky above Los Angeles freeways, it prompted officials in California to devise a plan that would reduce

C. birds had been overcome by pollution and routinely fell from the sky above Los Angeles freeways, prompting officials in California to devise a plan that reduced

D. birds overcome by pollution routinely fell from the sky above Los Angeles freeways, prompting officials in California to devise a plan to reduce

E. birds overcome by pollution and routinely falling from the sky above Los Angeles freeways were prompting officials in California to devise a plan to reduce

Answer:(D)

個人覺得(C)可能的問題應該是在had been overcome 上面

過去完成是表一個在過去先發生的動作

但是在原文上看不出有什麼先後關係

但是不是錯在 had been overcome[過完].....and fell[過簡]

還是錯在had been overcome and (had) fell 後面缺少過去簡單式

我就不知道了

還請NN指教

[davidslin]

我也頂一下

而且(D)的prompting不會有修飾freeways的歧義嗎?

不過.......

我真的忘了this or it 絕不能帶前面一整件事了

該打 >"<

it可以代事情喔,詳見OG60(10版)

[davidslin]

原發文者可能是用打字的

所以漏了一些字

我先把原文貼上

Q20:

In the mid-1970's, since birds were overcome by pollution, and routinely falling from the sky above Los Angeles freeways, this prompted officials in California to devise a plan that reduced automobile emissions.

A. since birds were overcome by pollution, and routinely falling from the sky above Los Angeles freeways, this prompted officials in California to devise a plan that reduced

B. since birds that had been overcome by pollution were routinely falling from the sky above Los Angeles freeways, it prompted officials in California to devise a plan that would reduce

C. birds had been overcome by pollution and routinely fell from the sky above Los Angeles freeways, prompting officials in California to devise a plan that reduced

D. birds overcome by pollution routinely fell from the sky above Los Angeles freeways, prompting officials in California to devise a plan to reduce

E. birds overcome by pollution and routinely falling from the sky above Los Angeles freeways were prompting officials in California to devise a plan to reduce

Answer:(D)

個人覺得(C)可能的問題應該是在had been overcome 上面

過去完成是表一個在過去先發生的動作

但是在原文上看不出有什麼先後關係

但是不是錯在 had been overcome[過完].....and fell[過簡]

還是錯在had been overcome and (had) fell 後面缺少過去簡單式

我就不知道了

還請NN指教

當初我在比較CD時,覺得C後面用that子句,相較於D用to,C顯得不簡潔.

[step by step]

看了關於 S + V,Ving 的用法(含第十版OG49, 120, 154, 178, 259, GWD1-8)
歸類出以下結論供大家參考:
1. S + V,Ving可將,Ving視為分詞代替連接詞
2. S + V,Ving可將,Ving當作修飾主要子句之內容，或可將主要子句S+V整個當作Ving的Subjec6t

本題適用於第2的情況，並非birds去做prompt的動作，而是birds fell from ..freeways整件事情做了prompt的動作，亦即birds fell from ...freeways是prompt的Subject

另外，個人覺得OG-Q60的it代替的並非句子，而是名子句owning and...land，
這樣的情況是可以的，但是卻不可以代替句子

[step by step]

另外，
本題中的bird依句意不可同時從事overcome以及fall的動作，應該是overcome的bird做fall的動作才對...

[chihhan123]

另外，
本題中的bird依句意不可同時從事overcome以及fall的動作，應該是overcome的bird做fall的動作才對...

根據 Collins CoBuild 對overcome的解釋裡有一個用法

<<be overcome by>> Verb, use passive, be V-ed

If one is overcome by smoke or poisonous gas, he or she become very ill or die from breathing it in.

e.g. The resident were trying to escape from the fire but were overcome by smoke.

可知本題 birds (省略了who were) overcome by pollution.....

後面的overcome by pollution是形容詞子句修飾birds.

請指導...