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标题: 请教一个GMAT语法问题 [打印本页]

作者: tomatopig    时间: 2007-7-30 18:28:15     标题: 请教一个GMAT语法问题

1.        A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass.
(A) A star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole after it passes through a red giant stage, depending on mass.
(B) After passing through a red giant stage, depending on its mass, a star will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
(C) After passing through a red giant stage, a star’s mass will determine if it compresses itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
(D) Mass determines whether a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will compress itself into a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole
(E) The mass of a star, after passing through the red giant stage, will determine whether it compresses itself into a wihite dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.

请问为什么选D


[ 本帖最后由 tomatopig 于 2007-7-30 18:30 编辑 ]
作者: stephanie_sisu    时间: 2007-7-30 20:52:00

如果主语是a star,depending on mass搭配不妥,逻辑上不通顺,因为整个句子表达的意思是行星在经历了红巨星的阶段之后,变成白矮星,中子星或者黑洞,是由行星本身的质量决定的。单纯的depending on mass不能表达这个意思。

而直接由mass of a star做主语,不能直接和pass搭配,因为pass的施事者是a star。

所以D最为妥当。
作者: tomatopig    时间: 2007-7-31 10:27:16

嗯,明白了,很详细,谢谢你




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