[問題]Prep-T2-Q143

[kaijen]

Test2-143. (32383-!-item-!-188;#058&006902)

Although the vast constellation of small islands that dot the South Pacific has a population of only a few million people, it is home to about a sixth of the world's 6,000 or so languages.

(A) Pacific has a population of only a few million people, it is
(B) Pacific has a population of only a few million people, they are
(C) Pacific is populated by a only a few million people, and it is
(D) Pacific, having a population of only a few million people, is nonetheless
(E) Pacific, populated by only a few million people, yet they are


Ans: (A)

請問(A)it指的是什麼呀?
如果是constellation 這個字不是代表星座 或 群集嗎?
這樣翻譯起來不是很怪?

[lucyyeh]

a constellation of sth 跟 a group of sth 是一樣的道理，所以主要字句用單數代名詞沒有什麼錯。
我是覺得a constellation of small islands這樣的形容很優美又貼切，就試著去感受它，不一定要把這個字翻譯後才能理解吧!

以下是longman字典的解釋


a constellation of something

[literary] a group of people or things that are similar

[Kal-El]

mm~很棒的解釋^_^

[pimi]

想請問一下　在此 dot使用複數動詞　表示主詞是small islands , 那為何後面的主要子句的主詞不能一致的指small islands（they are）, 而一定要指the vast constellation of small islands（it is）呢？？

請問考試時要如何判別呢？？

[Kal-El]

1.同層主結構優先
2.主句S與從句S,儘量保持一致