During the same period in which the Maya were developing a hieroglyphic system of writing, the Aztec people also developed a written language, but it was not as highly sophisticated as that of the Maya and was more pictographic in nature.
(A) but it was not as highly sophisticated as that of the Maya and was
(B) but it was not as highly sophisticated as the Maya, being
(C) but, not as highly sophisticated as the Maya's, was
(D) not as highly sophisticated as that of the Maya, however, being
(E) not as highly sophisticated as the Maya's however, it was
答案选 A，我选了E。
对于E错误的解释是，as...as放在句中会引起歧义，但是在这里，as前面的people also developed a written language，与as后面的it，均指的是一样东西。就是language--language(it) not as highly sophisticated as
不觉得这里有任何的歧义。
另外，想请教一下，not as ... as that of the Maya与not as ... as the Maya's这两种方法是否都是正确的。
非常感激！
作者: daoyinger 时间: 2010-7-4 10:40
E是run-on (除非however之前有semi-colon)
not as ... as the Maya's也可以作者: IMARCUS 时间: 2010-7-5 06:46
喔，明白了。E是 the Aztec people also developed a written language与 it was
more pictographic in nature两个谓語句子没有连词对吧。
谢谢楼上的NN作者: fangzep 时间: 2010-7-6 06:43
还有一点,不知我理解的对不对.
(E) not as highly sophisticated as the Maya's however, it was
E选项如果前面不放主语的话, 有修饰前面主句主语 the Aztec people的嫌疑, 所以必须另起一句用it作主语
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