请教：PREP164

seinfeld0923

164. In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. the United States acquired 828.000 square miles for about four cents an acre, which more than doubled the country's size and that brought its western border within reach of the Pacific Ocean.

A. In the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square miles for about four cents an acre, which more than doubled the country's size and that brought

B. For about four cents an acre the United States acquired, in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, 828,000 square miles, more than doubling the country's size and it brought

C. With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square miles for about four cents an acre, more than doubling its size and bringing

D. The United States, in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, for about four cents an acre, acquired 828,000 square miles, more than doubling the country's size, bringing

E. Acquiring 828,000 square miles in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the United States bought it for about four cents an acre, more than doubling the country's size and bringing

答案C

我选的D，F大侠说D的问题在于bringing应该和doubling平行，用and链接。这点我同意。但是C我看起来也特别扭。

C在我看来，more than doubling its size有就近修饰an acre的歧义存在。

请路过的NN指点一下。谢谢！

shiningpenny

more than doubling前面有逗号，不用担心有作an acre定语的歧义。

D中的第二个分词结构bringing...不对，应该是OG所说的dangling modifier。

P.S. 路过的，但不是NN。

Maggiewjys

C. With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the United States acquired 828,000 square miles for about four cents an acre, more than doubling its size and bringing its western border within reach of the Pacific Ocean.

感觉很工整的

bluevironikas

恩，承认C最工整。

还是有点题外问，D中in……，for ……，这样连续的状语用逗号分开修饰的表达算错吗？

Maggiewjys

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以下是引用bluevironikas在2007-12-19 6:46:00的发言：

恩，承认C最工整。

还是有点题外问，D中in……，for ……，这样连续的状语用逗号分开修饰的表达算错吗？

不好，something weird.

aurora2008

感觉more than doubling its size and bringing 有歧义，more than可以修饰doubling但修饰bring觉得不好。

做错了，觉得c中的with结构不好理解。

yifengjingyus

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以下是引用aurora2008在2007-12-20 6:22:00的发言：

感觉more than doubling its size and bringing 有歧义，more than可以修饰doubling但修饰bring觉得不好。

做错了，觉得c中的with结构不好理解。

按句意思 more than 应该只修饰 doubling 吧 .这一点可以不必那么计较的

只要doubling 和 bringing 平行就好啦. 

毕竟,所有选项比较起来还是C最工整的

不过偶当时做这题的时候一看 with 就不想选了...GMAC害人啊>.<"

littlegirl

more than doubling前面有逗号，不用担心有作an acre定语的歧义。

D中的第二个分词结构bringing...不对，应该是OG所说的dangling modifier。

P.S. 路过的，但不是NN。

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因为逗号导致不是定语修饰没问题；我的问题是到底这种....ing, ing...分词并列形式是不是绝对错误呢？我记得GWD中似乎有个争议题是...ed分词，ing分词的。

另外一个问题是，对于分词伴随，我总是觉得其逻辑主语应该是主句主语，和主句的谓语动词应该是对称的关系；可是这个句子应该是‘828,000 square miles’ double the size吧；那么就怎么都没有答案了

多谢大家