Researchers hypothesize that granitic soil is the ideal construction material for the desert tortoise because it is not so hard that it makes burrowing difficult or so soft that it could cause tunnels to collapse.
so hard that it makes burrowing difficult or so soft that it could cause
hard enough to make burrowing difficult or soft enough as to cause
so hard as to make burrowing difficult or soft enough so it causes
as hard as to make burrowing difficult or as soft as to cause
too hard, making burrowing difficult, nor too soft, so as to cause
题目分析:
本题难度较大,尤其是选项(A)和选项(D)之间,可能有些难以抉择。
选项分析:
选项A:Correct. 本选项在语法和逻辑上均是正确的。
选项B:需将不定式短语to make burrowing difficult和to cause tunnels to collapse改为结果状语从句,这点考查了不定式和从句的区别。用之于本题,主句讲的是:
花岗岩土壤并没有那么硬,也没有那么软(hard enough/soft enough)
在主句所讲的状态出现时,显然,让“掘土更难”和“让隧道垮塌”这两件事均不会开始发生,也不会让这两件事从开始变结束。
选项C:不定式错误同选项(B)。另外,enough和so是重复的。
选项D:不定式错误同选项(B)。
选项E:本选项的错误很容易看出来。too…to…句型是大家在初中就学过的,至少应该写成这个句型,以避免语法错误(当然,改成too…to…句型也不正确,依然存在不定式的问题)。
so ... that ... 因果关系要保留
as ... as .... =关系,把因果关系弄丢了, 是不行的
**看语义!!
那B为啥错 我真是不走寻常路
as......as句型表示比较,前后要可比。
A中的平行虽然不够完美 但是比其他几个要好
对句子陈述者初衷需要有把握
D is definitely not the correct choice.
"not as hard as" needs to be followed by a noun, not an action; the usage of that phrase in D is incorrect.
For example, we could say:
Bob's head is not as hard as Fred's;
but we can't say:
Bob's head is not as hard as to make Fred's would be.
so (adjective) as to (verb) 是对的 不存在 as (adjective) as to (verb) 常见的 as..as 是比较 后面一般跟名词
比较关心 在没有a选项或者a选项是错误的情况下都怎么去justify D选项的正确性… 尤其是是毕老师解释的“状态的切换” “动作的始终”
哎 太难想到了
so adj that +从句 :表示动作已经完成,结果从句
so adj to ... 不等于 as adj as...
错选D 表达的是和什么东西一样硬或者和什么东西一样软,而题目意思是太硬了以至于怎么样。 不定式与从句区别
D,表达的是和什么东西一样硬或者和什么东西一样软,而题目意思是太硬了以至于怎么样。
迷惑点在于A/D选项,因为都是形式平行。D选项as...as是个比较结构,后面应该接noun而不是to do,这道题这个角度去理解对不对
A 选项中的 could 没有时态问题?怎么记得说 could 、would 在 GMAT 中都代表过去式。
没有那么硬,不会让“掘土更难”发生
没有那么软,不会让“隧道垮塌”发生