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:
Manufacturers rate batteries in watt-hours; if they rate the watt-hour higher, the longer the battery can be expected to last.
(A) if they rate the watt-hour higher, the longer
(B) rating the watt-hour higher, it is that much longer
(C) the higher the watt-hour rating, the longer
(D) the higher the watt-hour rating, it is that much longer that
(E) when the watt-hour rating is higher, the longer it is
选项分析:
(A)if they rate the watt-hour higher, the longer
【错误】 句子意思:本选项没有使用“the more……,the more……”的结构,无法像(C)一样表达“watt-hour评级越高,电池被期望坚持的时间越长”的含义,因此逊于(C)。
(B)rating the watt-hour higher, it is that much longer
【错误1】 代词指代:GMAT语法中,“it”作为代词应指代句中已经出现的名词性结构,而此处“it”无所指代。
【错误2】 句子意思:见(A)。
(C)the higher the watt-hour rating, the longer
【正确】 正确使用了“the more……the more……”结构
【大意】 制造商以瓦时数对电池评级;瓦时数评级越高,电池预期持续使用时间越长。
(D)the higher the watt-hour rating, it is that much longer that
【错误1】 句子意思:见(A)。
【错误2】 简洁明了:“it is that much longer that the battery can be expected to last.”是强调句,去除强调够后可以理解为“that the battery can be expected to last(名词性从句做主语) is that much longer.”翻译成中文为“电池被期望坚持的时间是那样更加长。”表意不具有简洁性。
(E)when the watt-hour rating is higher, the longer it is
【错误1】 句子意思:见(A)。
【错误2】 代词指代:见(B)中【错误1】。
解题思路:
涉及句子意思问题的选项不宜立即排除,应对比其他选项后再下结论,当看到(C)后,我们发现了“the more……,the more……”的结构,其表意比其他选项更加准确合理,因此选择(C)。