Byron possessed powers of observation that would have made him a great anthropologist and that makes his letters as a group the rival of the best novels of the time.
(A) makes his letters as a group the rival of
(B) makes his letters as a group one to rival
(C) makes his letters a group rivaling
(D) make his letters as a group the rival of
(E) make his letters a group which is the rival of
答案选D
我知道主语是复数所以排除ABC
E有which所以不选
可是我的疑问是,and 前后应该时态一致啊,所以正确答案为什么不是would have made his letters as a group the rival of就算D助动词省略了,那也made his letters as a group the rival of而不是make
Would have done是要做但是没有的事情,would do就是我们平常意义上的让成为。。。
这题用make是跟前面的would平行的。
有人物背景,说的是拜伦。前半句说成为人类学家,他其实木有成为,后半句说是他的信件,后半句本身作为事实是成立的,是would加原形。
但是因为GMAT是选最佳答案,一般不就结这些,直接排除法。。。