For the first time in the modern era, non-Hispanic Whites are officially a minority in California, which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters only a decade ago.
which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters only a decade ago
which amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from a decade ago, when it was nearly three-quarters
and that amounts to a little less than half the population of the state, down from a decade ago, when they were nearly three-quarters
amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from nearly three-quarters a decade ago
amounting to a little less than half the population of the state, down from what it was a decade ago by nearly three-quarters
A. which无所指,前面没有成分可以与amounts to连接(the numbers of non-Hispanic Whites in California才可以);only修饰a decade ago错误。
B. which无所指;down from a decade ago逻辑意思不合理;it无所指。
C. and that amounts中that无所指;they无指代对象。
D. Correct;amounting做状语修饰前面整个主系表结构;对于only的省略见“补充说明”
E. down from what it was a decade ago比较对象不合理, 应该是人口数与人口数比,而不是人口与时间;it无所指;what it was很wordy and awkward;down from…by改变原句含义。
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