语法题一道

allygmat7

5.Selling several hundred thousand copies in six months, the publication of “Maple Leaf Rag” in 1899 was an instant hit, helping to establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer.
(A) Selling several hundred thousand copies in six months, the publication of “Maple Leaf Rag” in 1899 was an instant hit, helping to establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer.
(B) The publication in 1899 of “Maple Leaf Rag” was an instant hit: in six months they sold several hundred thousand copies and it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer.
(C) Helping to establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer was the publication of “Maple Leaf Rag” in 1899, which was an instant hit: it sold several hundred thousand copies in six months.
(D) “Maple Leaf Rag” was an instant hit: it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer, published in 1899 and selling several hundred thousand copies in six months.（E）
(E) Published in 1899, “Maple Leaf Rag” was an instant hit, selling several hundred thousand copies in six months: it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer.


D为啥错，请高人解释下。大家一起进步。谢谢

allygmat7

谢谢大家 @@

hanlei84921

比较愚蠢~还是没弄懂E选项中的ｓｅｌｌｉｎｇ的问题～

allygmat7

谢谢牛人，貌似这个解释可以的。

arthurman

it abt modifying phrases instead of parallelism

anchoretes

I would cross D out at first sight cuz "the preeminent ragtime composer, published in 1899". That's why D is wrong

pfullsomer

(D) “Maple Leaf Rag” was an instant hit: it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtim ...
swlfxer 发表于 2011-3-4 06:42

    若若的问，后面两个算分词结构可以么？ 这个题我也不懂。。。高手多赐教。
再一个selling可以被动和主动混用吗？谢谢

swlfxer

(D) “Maple Leaf Rag” was an instant hit: it helped establish Scott Joplin as the preeminent ragtime composer, published in 1899 and selling several hundred thousand copies in six months.
明显不平行
注意红色部分 不平行哈

natalietong

D那个selling该改成sold吧。而且那个published最好贴近来修饰maple LR。
我有点疑惑，答案是选E的话，那个不就成了book selling book吗。这个sell 的用法，看来要考证一下。否则不符合逻辑。