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xirui2000

1. Violence in the stands at soccer matches has gotten so pronounced in several European countries that some stadiums have adopted new rules that aim to identify fans of visiting teams and that seat them in a separate area.

(A) to identify fans of visiting teams and that seat them

(B) to identify fans of visiting teams and seat them

(C) to identify fans of visiting teams for seating

(D) at identifying fans of visiting teams so as to seat them（B）

(E) at identifying fans of visiting teams and that seat them

C 不是可以表达因果关系吗? To do something for something.

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mingzhu11

C Ambiguity:

fans seat or visiting teams seat?

xirui2000

Thank you peagusas, but I don't agree with you. You are saying 指带不明.

But I see 'fans of visiting teams' as one thing, it cannot mean two things.

I propose that if we add 'them' at end of C, it would be ok. Now seating does not have an object.

chinabens

Yes, you are right.

Seat is transitive verb. It must be followed by objective.

seat [transitive]
1
[not in progressive] if a place seats a number of people, it has enough seats for that number
The arena seats 60,000.
2
formal seat yourself (in/on/beside etc something)
to sit down somewhere
She seated herself at her desk.
see usage note sit
3
to arrange for someone to sit somewhere
seat somebody beside/near etc somebody/something
the old custom of seating boys and girls on opposite sides of the classroom
ￚsee also seated