Next month, state wildlife officials are scheduled to take over the job of increasing the wolf population in the federally designated recovery area, the number of which will however ultimately be dictated by the number of prey in the area.
area, the number of which will however
area; the size of the population, however, will
area, however the number of wolves will
area; the number of which will, however,
area, when the size of the population will, however,
题目分析:
略。
选项分析:
A选项:the number of which引导的是定语从句。定语和状语均须满足就近修饰原则,因此本选项中该定语从句会修饰designated recovery area。在逻辑上,被该地区的猎物的数量决定的应该是狼的数量,而不是“地区”。
B选项:Correct. 本选项在语法和逻辑上均是正确的。
C选项:however是副词而不是连词,因此,are scheduled句和will be dictated句之间缺少连词。
D选项:the number of which引导的是定语从句,其修饰对象错误同选项(A)。另外,分号一般用于连接个分句,不能连接一个主句和一个定语从句。
E选项:连词when将state wildlife officials are scheduled to take over the job of increasing the wolf population in the federally designated recovery area和the size of the population will ultimately be dictated by the number of prey in the area塑造成了时间(同时)关系。显然地,这两句话并非同一时间发生,也不能用后者来修饰前者,两句分别讲了两个方面的事情,一个是接管工作,另外一个是狼的数量由猎物数量决定。
The number of which cannot logically refer to the noncount noun population or to the singular wolf, which is used adjectivally here to modify population.
"However" is intended to serve as a conjunctive adverb between the two independent clauses.
A semicolon after area and a comma after however would make the intended function of however clear.
还有比较关键的一点从GMATCLUB上得到了解答:We can say either the size of the wolf population or the number of wolves.
In Choice D, which CANNOT refer to the wolf population because then Choice D will have the phrase the number of the wolf population.
This expression is incorrect the population cannot have any number. Choice A has the same error.
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