Emily Dickinson’s letters to Susan Huntington Dickinson were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumbering her letters to anyone else.
A. Dickinson were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumbering
B. Dickinson were written over a period that begins a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ended shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumber
C. Dickinson, written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and that ends shortly before Emily’s death in 1886 and outnumbering
D. Dickinson, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother, ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, and outnumbering
E. Dickinson, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumber
Beachy老师您能给我讲解一下这一道题的A选项吗?
我在网上看了很多这道题的解释,他们说“动词”优于分词,我对这个说法感觉不是很满意。
补充:我的意思是
▲ A选项在语法上是可以接受的,但结构上位置不妥又容易引起逻辑判断混乱,您看,不是大家都把它分析为状语吗?换句话说,A选项正确的唯一可能性就是把它分析为定语,而不能把它分析为状语。因为现在分词用于句末作状语时多是说明其与谓语之间的逻辑关系,试想此句的谓语【写信】与【在数量上压倒/多余】之间有何逻辑关系?最重要的还不止如此,因为outnumber的逻辑主语只能为人/物,这里只能为【信件】,而不可能为一个动作【写信】。
▲ 其实,这也给我们提供了另外一条思路,即我可以使得这个现分与上文谓动发生逻辑关系,如果你仔细想一想就会发现其实【写信年头久与信的数量多】在逻辑上是和谐一致的,具有因果关系,那么我们就可以这样改写此句,使上下文具有因果关系:
Emily Dickinson's letters to Susan HuntingtonDickinson were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan'smarriage to Emily's brother and ending shortly before Emily's death in1886 ,which makes them outnumber her letters to anyone else
对了,您可能看出来了,这是一个表结果的非限制性定从。
当然还可这样改:
Emily Dickinson's letters to Susan HuntingtonDickinson were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan'smarriage to Emily's brother and ending shortly before Emily's death in1886 , makingthem outnumber her letters to anyone else。
这样我们就看清楚了,makingthem…现分短语就可名正言顺第充当结果状从了。
▲ 所以说在最初的答复中,我首当其冲就提出:有时定语及状语真的在意义上有共通之处啊!你再回头看,刚刚改写的一个定从,一个状语,但都表因果关系。
所以说,有时候,逻辑大如天!