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mihu

Puritan fanatics brought to civil and military affairs a coolness of judgement and mutability of purpose that some writers have thought inconsistent with their religious zeal, but (which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it).

A.
B.but which were in fact a natural outgrowth of it
C.but which were in fact natural outgrowth of it
D.but it was in fact a natural outgrowth of them
E. which was in fact a natural outgrowth of it

key is C.

From the key, I thought
which: a coolness of judgement and mutability of purpose
it: their religious zeal

Is my understanding right?

tongxun

我举双手赞成。

mihu

可是，ｗｈｉｃｈ不是通常指代最近的名词吗？

tongxun

不绝对！ 在OG 中有一题是讲“什么人用什么东西造了一条船，此船非常轻，一人就可以搬运，但它能载800磅东西”具体题目不记得了。但本题未化线部分中，就有多重的修饰，而且其中的which遥指很前面的一词。

zyh79

这题是不是因为有了but,避免了歧义？

tongxun

有了but从逻辑上讲，避免了歧义。通读一下句子就有这种感觉。

Kilroy

outgrowth为什么不能用单复数形式？

tongxun

前面不是用了a 了吗？

Kilroy

那答案B为什么错而选C？

tongxun

翻译过来就是：是一种结果。
比如：revolution is a frenquent outgrowth of tyranny。