Since February, the Federal Reserve has raised its short-term interest rate target five times, and because of the economy's continued strength, analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target will be raised again in November.
because of the economy's continued strength, analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target will
with the economy's strength continuing, analysts predicted for weeks that the target
because the economy continues strong, analysts predicted for weeks that the target would
due to the economy's continued strength, analysts have been predicting for weeks that the target
due to the fact of the economy's continued strength, analysts predicted for weeks that the target will
题目分析:
区分will,would:这里的意思表示,很肯定的断定xxx发生,没有虚拟,没有与现在相反的语境,所以,用will最好。predict是要搭配will的,不同于expect to do。除了用在过去时态中,would用在虚拟里(与现实相反),不用在肯定语境中。
选项分析:
A选项:Correct. 本选项在语法和逻辑上均是正确的。have been predicting表达的意思是(几周以来)至今仍在预测,而且与后面的will相呼应,即,表明预测的是以后的事。
B选项:with the economy's strength continuing是独立主格结构,其应改为介词短语because of the economy's continued strength,这点考查了名词和ing的区别,用之于本题,显然这个“经济的持续增长”是有时效性的,在经济持续增长后的很短一段时间内,分析师们会预测经济目标上升。如果在经济持续增长是发生在很久以前的,那么显然,其无法在语境中和“预测目标上升”之间产生因果关系。因此,此处的“经济持续增长”必须指的是这个事件本身,不能指这个事实。又例如:
(1) I know that people reduced driving.
(2) **I know people’s reduction of driving.
此时只有句(1)是正确的。这是因为,“我知道”的是一个事实,即,此时的reduce事件没有时效性,只要reduce这个事件发生了,无论在之后的何时,都可以满足“我知道”这个语境。因此,我知道的是一个事实,而并非一个事件。事实是恒久的,没有时效性的。
另外,predicted一般过去时错误,句首Since February,后面的for weeks是完成时态的标志,不能说analysts predicted for weeks。
C选项:原因状语because the economy continues strong需改为介词短语because of the economy's continued strength错误同选项(B)。另外,predicted一般过去时错误同(B)。
D选项:predict引导的宾语从句应用将来时,不用虚拟语气,不能直接用be。
E选项:predicted一般过去时错误同(B);另外,the fact不能添加,类似于名词和从句的区别,由于名词不能表达一个事实,所以只能用the fact that,不能用the fact of。
此题AC项都对
C项也对 - 是主希表结构,C和A前半部分核心都是strong.
完成时标志 since for weeks
Ron: i'm loath to use apostrophe + "s" for anything but humans, animals, and the like--the possessor isn't a living thing 不用‘s形式,而用of
其实gmat没有固定的语法规则,不要因小失大!贴出来警醒自己!!
‘s还是可以用于修饰economy的,不要拘泥于语法点,选最优即可,C明显有错肯定不选
第一遍做对了,第二遍错选C,说明自己的sc还是不够扎实
直接看到句尾的 in November 去了
划线句部分千万不要跳读
好复杂。。。
忽略了动词后面要接副词。。。。C错,一定错是因为没有谓语动词,直接就接了be raised
due to 放在句首可不可以直接排掉呢?
have been predicting表达的意思是(几周以来)至今仍在预测
A ’economy's continued strength‘ okay with that
B/C/E 'for wks' 现在完成时标志 B/D lack of the word 'will' C 'would' incorrect
C) continues strong - - - > continues to be strong 才够professional
since 与for weeks,现在完成时标志
due to 用caused by 替换,D/E说不通,排;
"continues strong" doesn't make sense. "strong" is an adjective; there is no noun here for it to modify. C排;
predict that A will.... BCD排;
请问老师,之前在其他题目看到,物一般不用所有格,这里economy‘s不是不大好么?所以我当时因此优先考虑了C
due to=caused by
for weeks 有持续的涵义,所以用现在完成时正确。因为连续五次加息,所以也就能持续predicting所以完成进行时正确!
选项B wiht the economy‘s strength continuing 中现在时态错误,改为伴随语态少了因果语气
predicted 一般过去时错误排除BCE
选项E due to the fact of 很多余
另外due to 不放在句首做状语,因为due to 只具有形容词性而不具有介词性。due to 在书面语中一般作表语或后置定语
for weeks 完成时的标志