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An attempt to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, begun almost two decades ago, has been unsuccessful despite efforts by many important groups, including the National Organization for Women.

(A) to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, begun almost two decades ago,

(B) begun almost two decades ago, for ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment

(C) begun for ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment almost two decades ago

(D) at ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment, begun almost two decades ago,（A）

(E) that has begun almost two decades ago to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

查过longman，attempt做名词是，有attempt at dong sth 的哦～～为什么D错呢？

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cclovelife

那就是可能GMAT比较特别。似乎GMAT里面总是认为ing形式趋向于含糊不清，到底它是表示进行时态，还是名词分不清楚。

hgjtytryr

begun是過去分詞
An attempt to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, begun almost two decades ago, ....
過去分詞來修飾名詞時, 代表那名詞是被動的做那個"分詞動作"...
如果句子變成
Beginning almost two decades ago, an attempt to ratify the Equal Rights
Amedment has been unsuccessful despite efforts by many important
groups, including the National Organization for Women.
我可以理解...
可是用過去分詞, 有點像說
An attempt, which was begun almost two decades ago, to ratify the Equal Rights
Amedment has been unsuccessful despite efforts by many important
groups, including the National Organization for Women.
好像不對
可能我對過去分詞的理解錯誤...
NN請指點..

hgjtytryr

umm...說錯啦...被動是對的

TerraceHo

因为attempt修饰的动作没有结束，所以用to do形式。而如果已经结束，那么就用at doing.

试比较：

I made an attempt at doing this, actually, but found my editing skills not up to it while in the midst of a minor headache.

Poets have often invoked metaphors in an attempt to do justice to the unexpected beauty or drama.

TerraceHo

不过OG，BY里都没有例子是attempt at doing的...

OG里有说到：

The correct phrase, in an attempt, should be completed by an infinitive (here, to control), as in A.

也就是说，attempt后面跟to do来完善an attempt.

hollyyao

这可能是GMAT的相对错误，如果能用动词的时候，一定不选动名词。btw, attempt to do 比attempt at doing确实用得更普遍地说。

gheyete

E为什么不对呢？