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:
Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s knowledge of the literatures of Europe, China, and that of Japan were instrumental in his development as a writer, informing his
literary style as much as the content of his fiction.
(A) that of Japan were instrumental in his development as a writer, informing
his literary style as much as
(B) that of Japan was instrumental in his development as a writer, and it
informed both his literary style as well as
(C) Japan was instrumental in his development as a writer, informing both his
literary style and
(D) Japan was instrumental in his development as a writer, as it informed his
literary style as much as
(E) Japan were instrumental in his development as a writer, informing both
his literary style in addition to
选项分析:
(A)that of Japan were instrumental in his development as a writer, informing
his literary style as much as
【错误】 平行结构:“that of”是多余的,它使得“Europe, China”和“that of
Japan”三者概念不对等,因此无法用“and”平行在一起形成正确的“A,B,and C”结构。
(B)that of Japan was instrumental in his development as a writer, and it
informed both his literary style as well as
【错误】 平行结构:见(A)中“平行结构”。不存在“both X as well as Y”的平行结构,应使用“both X and Y”。
(C)Japan was instrumental in his development as a writer, informing both his
literary style and
【正确】 “Europe, China, and Japan”正确地形成了平行结构。“both his literary style and the
content of his fiction”中“his literary style”和“the content of his
fiction”,所以“both X and Y”结构使用正确。“informing……”是“was
instrumental”的伴随状语,其逻辑主语同为“(Ryunosuke Akutagawa's)knowledge(of the literatures
of Europe, China, and Japan)”,表意合理。
【大意】 Ryunosuke Akutagawa的欧、中、日文学知识对其最为作家的事业发展至关重要,既赋予其文风又赋予其故事内容。
(D)Japan was instrumental in his development as a writer, as it informed his
literary style as much as
【错误】 平行结构:不存在“both X as much as Y”的平行结构,应使用“both X and Y”。
(E)Japan were instrumental in his development as a writer, informing both his
literary style in addition to
【错误】 平行结构:不存在“both X in addition to Y”的平行结构,应使用“both X and Y”。
解题思路:
仅有(C)中却使用了平行结构——“literatures of Europe, China, and Japan”和“both his literary
style and the content of his fiction”,因此选择(C)。