Outlining his strategy for nursing the troubled conglomerate back to health, the chief executive's plans were announced on Wednesday for cutting the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months.


executive's plans were announced on Wednesday for cutting the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months

executive's plans, which are to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months, were announced on Wednesday

executive's plans for cutting the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months were announced on Wednesday

executive announced plans Wednesday to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months

executive announced plans Wednesday that are to cut the company's huge debt by selling nearly $12 billion in assets over the next 18 months

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题目分析:
句首出现的现在分词短语一定是伴随状语,该分词的主语同其修饰的句子的主语相同。

选项分析:

A选项:本选项中outline的主语是计划(plans),但是,在逻辑上,能概括策略的肯定是“人”,而不是“计划”,所以outline的逻辑主语应该为executive而不是executive’s plans;
另外,for cutting the company’s huge debt不能用于修饰plan。这点考查了“不定式和ing的区别”。用之于本选项,计划的内容,肯定是在主句发生后,会被影响进而开始发生的事件,所以必须用不定式短语。

B选项:outline的主语错误同(A)。

C选项:outline的主语错误同(A)。

D选项:
Correct. 本选项在语法和逻辑上均是正确的。

E选项:
本选项中that are to cut the company’s huge debt是plans的限定性定语,其中的that are是不能添加的。to cut已经可以修饰plans了,表示plans的内容,不必要再行添加that are。

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