OG-220.谢谢

明手级顶

OG-220.For almost a hundred years after having its beginning in 1788, England exiled some 160,000 criminals to Australia.
(A) For almost a hundred years after having its beginning in 1788,
(B) Beginning in 1788 for a period of a hundred years,
(C) Beginning a period of almost a hundred years, in 1788,
(D) During a hundred years, a period beginning in 1788,
(E) Over a period of a hundred years beginning in 1788,
Choice D is awkward and unidiomatic, and nonsensically suggests that a hundred years is defined as a period beginning in 1788. 这题本来不就是把a hundred years定义为从1788年开始的一段时间吗?为什么说它错呢,另外为什么这里用BEGINNING而不用BAGIN呢?这不是表示过去发生的事吗?

明手级顶

many  thanks !!!

financelover

QUOTE:

以下是引用summervivien在2008-4-22 19:21:00的发言：

D actually means all the ' a hundred years' is ' a period beginning in

1788'. Pls refer to the difference between restrictive and nonrestrictive

relative clause or the difference between restrictve Appositive(同位语) and

nonrestrictive Appositive.

agree

documentwei

still got blur, anybody can give a clearer explaination? Thanks....

summervivien

D actually means all the ' a hundred years' is ' a period beginning in

1788'. Pls refer to the difference between restrictive and nonrestrictive

relative clause or the difference between restrictve Appositive(同位语) and

nonrestrictive Appositive.