下面就为大家介绍SAT语法错位修饰题的讲解,大家在备考SAT语法的过程中,可以有针对性地去练习。
有些句子看似语法结构没有大问题,但是从句意修饰来看,则有歧义或者存在谬论。就像生活一样,看似波澜不惊,平淡无奇,可总会发生些意想不到的事,只看其一面,却不想其还深深隐藏着未曾谈刺到的另一面——不想到合适的办法便会手足无措;这些题目也一样,不知其所以然,失分之后也会懊恼不已。让我们通过以下真题和练习来剖析其本质:
1. 2010.1 / S6. 2
The chair of the school board announced a plan to build two new elementary schools during an interview with a local news reporter.
(A) The chair of the school board announced a plan to build two new elementary schools during an interview with a local news reporter.
(B) The chair of the school board announced that two new elementary schools were planned to be built during an interview with a local news reporter.
(C) The chair of the school board, during an interview with a local news reporter, announced a plan building two new elementary schools.
(D) During an interview with a local news reporter, the chair of the school board announcing a plan to build two new elementary schools.
(E) During an interview with a local news reporter, the chair of the school board announced a plan to build two new elementary schools.
这道题目的A选项(即NO ERROR选项)从我们常见的出发点比如时态,主谓,搭配,或者简洁方面来看,似乎没有问题,以致于同学在仓促的考试时间中不假思索地选择它。当然也有同学考虑到B选项用被动语态违背了SAT语法通常情况下的简洁原则 ,C选项则是犯了plan doing的搭配错误,而D选项是整个句子缺乏动词(Sentence fragment), 而E选项似乎和A选项没什么差别,只是换了下顺序而已。但是恰恰是这顺序的区别能够帮助我们发现问题。细心的同学则会注意到,其实A选项的表达方式是有歧义的,可以理解为:校董主席宣布在和当地记者见面的时候建两个学校。这个从逻辑上来看当然是有误的,两个学校岂能在开会的瞬时就能建成?因此必须将时间状态提前,句子的意思才够恰当:在和当地记者的见面会上,校董主席宣布计划将建两座新学校。正确选项为E
以上就是SAT语法错位修饰题的讲解,语法也是SAT考试的一个重要突破口,所以同学们不能忽视语法的复习。
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