Because of wireless service costs plummeting in the last year, and as mobile phones are
increasingly common, many people now using their mobile phones to make calls across a
wide region at night and on weekends, when numerous wireless companies provide
unlimited airtime for a relatively small monthly fee.
A. Because of wireless service costs plummeting in the last year, and as mobile
phones are increasingly common, many people
B. As the cost of wireless service plummeted in the last year and as mobile phones
became increasingly common, many people
C. In the last year, with the cost of wireless service plummeting, and mobile phones
have become increasingly common, there are many people
D. With the cost of wireless service plummeting in the last year and mobile phones
becoming increasingly common, many people are
E. While the cost of wireless service has plummeted in the last year and mobile
phones are increasingly common, many people areThe key is E. Why not D?作者: himba 时间: 2004-7-25 08:56
with短语作状语,就属于限定性修饰,必须隐含一种意思:”还有另外一部分修饰的东东不包含在内”. 也就是说the cost是 many people的一部分,逻辑意思上不对. the cost of 也有歧义,是wireless service和mobile phones的cost,或者是cost 和mobile phones并列. 请指教作者: assfgrtrtr 时间: 2004-7-25 08:57
I think "while" plus "has" is not a grammatic usage. Can "while" match perfect tense?作者: kuuiytt 时间: 2004-7-25 09:00
偶觉得with短语在句首，其逻辑主语应该是主句的主语，与这里的主句主语many people逻辑搭配不对。还有With the cost of wireless service plummeting in the last year and mobile phones becoming increasingly common
plummeting in the last year 这种搭配有问题，应该改成that定语从句修饰，这是定语从句修饰与分词短语修饰的一个区别。作者: teyvhf 时间: 2004-7-26 14:11
