The results of the company’s cost- cutting measures are evident in its profits, which increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it fell over the last two years.
A. which increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it fell
B. which had increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it had fallen
C. which have increased five percent during the first three months of this year after falling
D. with a five percent increase during the first three months of this year after falling
E. with a five percent increase during the first three months of this year after having fallen作者: linmeimei 时间: 2011-1-22 20:44
1.不选E的原因是，e把定语从句变成了with+N+介词短语的独立主格结构，而独立主格结构是做状语的，修饰主句，表示伴随原因，状态，条件等。要知道，没有合理的理由，定语和状语是最好不要乱变的。并且，after having fallen 是状语从句的省略形式。有两种找逻辑主语的方式，我就不多说了。总之在e中找不到逻辑主语。
2.选C好是因为，have increased 和fall 表明了时间的先后顺序，并且这种没有用逗号隔开的状语从句省略形式的逻辑主语就是就近动词的逻辑主语。所以说没有逻辑上和语法上的错误。另外说一点，如果状语从句的省略形式前面有逗号隔开，比如.... , after falling.这种，那么他的逻辑主语就是主句的主语。作者: liexodus 时间: 2011-1-24 20:49
here GMAT use 'after falling over the last two year ' as a whole modifier of Profits作者: angelsgx 时间: 2011-1-25 06:49
OG解释：
This sentence describes two sequentially ordered indicators by which the results of a company’s costcutting measures can be seen. The first indicator to be identified, a five percent increase in profits, occurred after the indicator mentioned next. The sentence therefore needs to clarify the sequence by presenting the first-identified indicator in a clause with a verb tense that indicates a later time period than the verb tense in the clause presenting the second-identifi ed indicator. The subject of the relative clause, which, refers to the plural noun profi ts, so subsequent pronouns referring to these profi ts must also be plural.
A The verb tenses do not distinguish between the times at which these indicators occurred; the singular it does not agree with the plural profits.
B The verb tenses do not distinguish between the times when the indicators occurred; the
singular it does not agree with the plural profits.
C Correct. The verb tenses clearly indicate the sequence of events.
D It is not clear what connection is being described by with; the prepositional phrase
makes the sentence wordy and unclear.
E It is not clear what connection is being described by with; the prepositional phrase
makes the sentence wordy and unclear.
解释：increased发生在fell之后，所以A中fell时态不对。B当中had increase和had fallen时态错误。D/E当中的with引导的独立主格结构错误。作者: shlshing 时间: 2011-1-26 06:47
A. which increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it fell
B. which had increased five percent during the first three months of this year after it had fallen
C. which have increased five percent during the first three months of this year after falling
那个after 是个介词 后面不可能接完整的句子的 所以a b 错 还有就是感觉那个 during the first three months of this year 是一个现在完成时的时间标志词 具体可以看一下白勇的书作者: bigpig 时间: 2011-1-27 09:51
