请教高人，一道OG上面的例题，谢谢

qiqi_cola

OG12，P663，33,原句是because an oversupply of computer chips has sent prices plunging, the manufacturer has announced that it will cut production by closing its factories for two days a month.


逗号前面的那句话就是选项A，也是正确答案，
但是D选项，due to plunging computer chip prices from an oversupply，答案说错在this backward discrip of the events behind the annoucement of factory closing is confusing and awkward.


读了无数遍，还是不觉的awkward,请高人赐教，不胜感激！

WayneCH2012

When "Due to" is used as "caused by", D makes grammatical sense but A sounds more logical to me because

A says that an "Oversupply" in the market will force the company to shut down production for 2 days, while D says that plunging prices will force the company to shut down production.

However, A has a "present perfect" problem. Clearly oversupply precedes manufacturer announcement, i don't think we can use 2 "has" here.

I will go with A because it is marginally more logical

sisleycheerup

When "Due to" is used as "caused by", D makes grammatical sense but A sounds more logical to me beca ...
WayneCH2012 发表于 2013-1-17 20:21

the present perfect is legally used here


since you have a cause-and-effect relationship ，you don't need to use different tense to clarify the sequence；obviously，the cause happened first and then the effect

both happened in the past and relevant to the current topic，so perfect tense is needed here

ozymen

DE 用了due to只能做形容词，因此改变含义，成了adj phrase做initial n modifier 修饰manufacturer。

krusher

due to在这里应该作表语吧

lohabrianer

DE 用了due to只能做形容词，因此改变含义，成了adj phrase做initial n modifier 修饰manufacturer。
ozymen 发表于 2013-1-23 06:59

同意，所以造成了句意的混乱。