GMAT语法公认难度较高,因为试题的考查范围广、陷阱多、原则具有多样性。下面考生可以通过下面的例子深入领会一下答题思路。
1.Downzoning, zoning that typically results in the reduction of housing density, allows for more open space in areas where little water or services exist.
(A) little water or services exist
(B) little water or services exists
(C) few services and little water exists
(D) there is little water or services available
(E) there are few services and little available water
本题答案:E
小站教育分析:
这道题是典型的难题,试题中体现了GMAT语法相对正确性的原则。
A选项中little既修饰了water又修饰了services,由于little只能修饰不可数名词,所以它只能用来修饰water,而不能修饰services, 所以A选项的语法是错误的。B和D也一样犯了类似的错误。
C选项中主语few services and little water是复数,但是谓语却是单数,所以也错了。E选项虽然有错,但是用了there be的句型,虽然在GMAT语法中通常是不恰当的,然后又加了available,改变了把原文的意思。不过这些错误从性质上来看只是有效性的错误,语法却是正确的。反观A,B,C,D连语法都是错误的,所以不能选。
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