[语法] 讨论：OG13 At the end of the 1930s

beyondgmatqin

At the end of the1930s, Duke Ellington was looking for a composer to assist him—someone not only who could arrange music for his successful big band,But mirroring his eccentric writing style as well in order to finish the many pieces he had started but never completed.

(A) someone notonly who could arrange music for his successful big band, but mirroring his eccentricwriting style as well in order to finish

(B) someone whocould not only arrange music for his successful big band, but also mirror his eccentricwriting style in order to finish

(C) someone whonot only could arrange music for his successful big band, but also to mirrorhis eccentric writing style in finishing

(D) that beingsomeone who could not only arrange music for his successful big band, butmirroring his eccentric writing style for finishing

(E) being someonenot only who could arrange music for his successful big band, but mirror his eccentricwriting style as well, finishing

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beyondgmatqin

周老师解释：Rhetorical construction; Parallelism
In describing the qualities Duke Ellington sought in a composer, the sentence uses the construction not only...but also... In this construction the clauses need to be parallel-for example, not only subject verb, but also subject verb.
A)不平行
C)不平行； 最好用in order to finish表因果目的关系-the causal relationship between this composer’s qualities and finishing Ellington’s pieces.
D)that being someone who wordy; 不平行；最好用in order to finish表因果目的关系
E)being someone有可能illogically refer to Ellington himself, 而不是a composer to assist him； 不平行； 最好用in order to finish表因果目的关系