请教OG_SC_159

joywzy

159. While depressed property values can hurt some large investors, they are potentially devastating for home-owners, whose equity--in many cases representing a life's savings--can plunge or even disappear.

A,they are potentially devastating for homeowners, whose
B,they can potentially devastate homeowners in i. that their
C,for homeowners they are potentially devastating, because their
D,for homeowners, it is potentially devastating in that their
E,it can potentially devastate homeowners, whose
Ans: A

i choose B
devastate 是及物动词,应该直接跟名词才对,为什么选A?

primefang

在这里devastating 是做形容词了， 而且，b 用can, can 从逻辑上说有一点点不通。

joywzy

用can 为什么逻辑上不通?

spacezlly

注意B项末尾的their指代depressed property values , 而实际应是HOME-OWNERS 的 EQUITY

oddyuibe

对，B选项最后的their指代不明