A.
When a ton of wheat was being moved from Buffalo to New York City before the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, it took three weeks and cost $100, but when the canal was used, it 代词指代问题,it逻辑上指代when全句,这是错误的,语法上指代 a ton of wheat ,含义也是错的
B.
Moving a ton of wheat from Buffalo to New York City before the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, it took three weeks and cost $100; using the canal, it 同A
C.
Before the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, moving a ton of wheat from Buffalo to New York City took three weeks and cost $100; on the canal the move
D.
In 1825, before opening the Erie Canal, to move a ton of wheat took three weeks from Buffalo to New York City, which cost $100; moving it on the canal which指代前句,错误
E.
To move a ton of wheat in 1825 from Buffalo to New York City took three weeks before the opening of the Erie Canal, costing $100, but in using the canal, the move用不定式做主语时,通常表示一种意愿、目的或未完成的事。所以1)the move不能指代to move的意愿 2) costing放在句中,可能修饰前句也可能修饰后句,有歧义。 |