【改错精选120练】GMAT官方讲解SC难点实例分析(一百零五练)
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GMAT句子改错题(sentence correction),是整个GMAT考试中对考生英语语法能力考查要求最高的题型,也往往是中国学生最为头疼的一类题目。没有扎实的语法基础和一定的逻辑分析能力,想要做好句子改错题难度极高。如何提升GMAT句子改错题的解题能力?下面小编就为大家整理了一些经典例题,结合实例分析为大家讲解GMAT句子改错题的解题思路和方法技巧。
实例题目:
Marconi’s conception of the radio was as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation; instead, it is precisely the opposite, a tool for communicating with a large, public audience.
(A) Marconi’s conception of the radio was as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation; instead, it is
(B) Marconi conceived of the radio as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation, but which is
(C) Marconi conceived of the radio as a tool for private conversation that could substitute for the telephone; instead, it has become
(D) Marconi conceived of the radio to be a tool for private conversation, a substitute for the telephone, which has become
(E) Marconi conceived of the radio to be a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation, other than what it is,
选项分析:
(A)Marconi's conception of the radio was as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation; instead, it is
【错误】 简洁明了:在GMAT语法题中表达同一个意思时,简洁性从高到低依次为动词、形容词和副词、一般名词、动名词(简称VANing原则:V——verb,A——adj.或adv.,N——noun,ing——动名词),因此本选项简洁性逊于使用动词“conceived”的(C)。
(B)Marconi conceived of the radio as a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation, but which is
【错误】 平行结构:“but”两边应连接平行结构(语法功能一致,逻辑含义对等),但本选项中“which is……”和主句语法功能不一致,无法用“but”平行。
(C)Marconi conceived of the radio as a tool for private conversation that could substitute for the telephone; instead, it has become
【正确】 正确使用了“conceived of sth. as”的搭配,表达了“把……设想为……”的含义。“it”本意上指代“radio”,但实际上指代关系并不明确,但由于其他选项存在更严重的语法问题,我们只能接受这个存在指代不明的选项——在GMAT考察的标准书面语中,仅当存在其他选项能够合理避免指代不明,且不出现其他语法语义问题时,我们才会认定一个选项的指代不明问题是可以作为排除选项依据的错误。
【大意】 Marconi把收音机设想为一种能够替代电话的私人对话工;相反地,收音机已经成为截然相反的东西,一种向大量听众传递信息的工具。
(D)Marconi conceived of the radio to be a tool for private conversation, a substitute for the telephone, which has become
【错误】 固定搭配:“conceived of”不与“to be”搭配使用表达“把……看作……”的含义。
(E)Marconi conceived of the radio to be a substitute for the telephone, a tool for private conversation, other than what it is,
【错误】 固定搭配:见(D)。
解题思路:
(B)中“but”两边不平行,立即排除。
即便不知道“conceive sth. as”的搭配,通过语义分析可知(C)中“conceive”接“as(作为)”表意优于(D)、(E)中“conceive”接“to be(会是)”,排除(D)、(E)。
(C)比(A)更加简洁,因此选择(C)。
需要说明的是,C中的“it”指代并不是十分明确,但指代不明的问题属于相对错误,如果五个选项中不存在能够合理规避指代不明问题的选项,那么我们只能接受有轻微指代不明,没有其他错误的选项。