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The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.
The nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.
To the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote two letters, being the only eyewitness accounts of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
The only eyewitness account is in two letters by the nephew of Pliny the Elder writing to the historian Tacitus an account of the great eruption of Vesuvius.
Writing the only eyewitness account, Pliny the Elder's nephew accounted for the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters to the historian Tacitus.
In two letters to the historian Tacitus, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote the only eyewitness account of the great eruption of Vesuvius
OG说A会引起歧义，其实是这个意思：
理解1：The nephew...wrote the only eyewitness account of 【the great eruption of Vesuvius in two letters】to the historian Tacitus;
理解2：The nephew...wrote the only eyewitness account of 【the great eruption of Vesuvis】in two letters to the historian Tacitus.
所以提醒我们所有格后面如果还跟有介词，一定要注意分清楚，这个介词是修饰整个句子，作为状语；还是：紧跟所有格后面的那个名词，是整个所有格的一个部分。
in two letters紧跟Vesuvius，会产生歧义，好像是说火山爆发发生在两封信中，排除AD
B being使用有误
C writing描述很奇怪，好像在说刚开始写，保持持续的动作
E correct
A选项的问题其实是 in two letters的修饰问题，这个短语既可以修饰【the great eruption of Vesuvis】也可以修饰前面整个句子，technically，会造成歧义，所以要避免
之后遇到名词+modifier这种情况需要注意，这个modifier的修饰是不是可以存在歧义
哦买噶，a的状语位置会产生歧义
being 真的不能选啊！！！哈哈哈哈
对比A E，A中wrote...in two letters，"in two letters"位置尴尬，是两份信还是两个字母？
E中"in two letters to the historian Tacitus"放在开头，在两份寄给T的信中，不会造成疑义。
A 有语义歧义 E 正好将two letters 拿出
搬运一个感觉比较合理的解释
The challenge in this sentence lies in the correct placement of a prepositional phrase. In the original version, the placement of /in two letters to the historian Tacitus/ appears to suggest that// Vesuvius erupted in the letters themselves//. Placing the phrase at the beginning of the sentence solves the problem.
提醒一下自己，两个介词短语连在一起很可疑，易有歧义。所有两个modifier连在一起都很可疑，最好都要和被修饰词相接。
错选A
看答案头头是道，下次做还是忽略掉modifier的位置，究竟怎么解……
错选 A in two letters 修饰不明
A选项：in two letters to the historian Tacitus, 位置使其修饰对象产生歧义；应将这样的状语置于句首
B选项：being the only eyewitness修饰the nephew of Pliny the Elder❌
C选项： in two letters是句子产生歧义
D选项： in two letters是句子产生歧义；accounted for解释说明；account of 是记录,记账的名词
1. In two letters 位置不对，好像在修饰 the great eruption of Vesuvius
2.being the only eyewitness修饰the nephew of Pliny the Elder，错误
3. writing to 分词做后置定语，修饰the nephew of Pliny the Elder，错误
4. 同A
先果断排除BCD，B中being用法错误，修饰了nephew，CD都出现两个account，重复。
AE中，主要区别在于in two letters的放置位置，考的是modifier placement，当然是E更合适咯。A成了修饰Vesuvius.
E：The opening modifier in this choice is correctly modifying the following main clause. It is correctly modifying that what happened in tow letters. In two letters, the nephew of Pliny the Elder wrote what he saw. Hence, choice E is the correct answer.
in two letters：its placement after “eruption of Vesuvius” implies that the “eruption took place in two letters”
a, in two letters不知道是修饰谁的，前面名词太多
b, being就近修饰letters,逻辑不通
c, 主干是the only eyewitness account is an account of the great eruption,明显改变了句意
d,句意变成了是pliny 解释了eruption，也改变了句意
The problem here is the awkward placement of the phrase - the eruption of Vesuvius in two letters, - giving the feeling that the eruption took place in two letters; on this count, the A and D can be eliminated.
B has the untouchable participle – being - ; in addition - the only eyewitness accounts - should be - the only eyewitness account-
C. - nephew of Pliny the Elder writing to – as if he is just now writing. Wrong diction
E is the best, bringing out in simple terms the intended meaning
地点啊时间啊介词短语跟在一个名词后，会让人觉得修饰这个名词；