OG11 36

handapink

36．What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc has been the use of the new technology to revitalize，in better sound than was ever before possible，some of the classic recorded performances of the pre-LP era．
(A)What was as remarkable as the development of the compact disc
(B)The thing that was as remarkable as developing the compact disc
(C)No less remarkable than the development of the compact disc
(D)Developing the compact disc has been none the less remarkable than
(E)Development of the compact disc has been no less remarkable as

问问看为什么A是错的呢？说它Wordy嘛不算语法上错误，用what引导的从句作主语不行么？就像what confuses me is ....是不是一定要what was remarkable was...
Thank you in advance for help!

fankser

答案是D么？其实我也选的A......

现在看来A错的应该是时态吧，应该用个现在的时态，才能和后面的has been一致

handapink

the answer is C

michael_wind

答案是C。

OG的A解释是wordy么? 我看是因为两个tenses (was/has been)。

handapink

It also mentions that "What was...""has been" is not correct.
Answer C sounds so weird to me...can you explain further why it is correct?
the usage of "No less...than"
thank you

michael_wind

less than 么? 惯性用语，没的选择，背了吧
所以E拿走 (less as)

看到有as remarkable as，就知道是在比较两个东西了。后面一个是the use of the new technology，前面要选一个相同。
B D 是developing the compact disc
C是the development of the compact disc
一眼看出应该选那个去配the use of

现在读一整句C:
No less remarkable than the development of the compact disc has been the use of the new technology to revitalize, some of the classic recorded performances of the pre-LP era．

大概说new technology不比CD差，所以刻录performance使用了这技术。

hope that helps

handapink

thanks a lot