大全一题关于the

xianmengyao

13.   The decision by one of thenation’s largest banks to admit to $3 billion in potential losses on foreignloans could mean less lending by commercial banks to developing countries and increasingthe pressure on multigovernment lenders to supply the funds.
(A)increasing the pressure
(B)the increasing pressure
(C)increased pressure
(D)the pressure increased（C）
(E)the pressure increasing
这里为什么不是B？觉得B更加平行啊

xianmengyao

THX~

laurawang2234

加"the“的情况表示"前面提到过的"或"特定特指”的"那个"概念，LZ觉得

这里有强调"哪个pressure"的意思吗？；另外说到平行：less(adj)+lending

(noun) 对应increased（adj)+pressure(noun)  应该是更完美的平行；B ：加

the不对，用分词increasing ：1）表意不对；2）是分词，不平行

winny0821

the article "the" is unnecessary.
less lending -----and increased pressure,neither  of them has a "the".C is more parrallel