A recent poll of elected officials suggests that candidates, when in the midst of a tough campaign, often make statements about an opponent that they may not think is true.
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题目分析:
想正确得到本题的答案,需要对嵌入式关系分句概念十分熟悉。
选项分析:
A选项:如果在划线部分填入is,则根据就近修饰原则,定语从句that they may not think is true必然修饰一个最近的单数名词。按照嵌入式关系分句的概念,该句可以还原为:
they may not think (that) an opponent is true.
在逻辑上,它们可能不认为对的,应该是“言论”,而不是“对手”。
B选项:Correct. 本选项在语法和逻辑上均是正确的。
C选项:填入的to be后,该定语从句不再是嵌入式关系分句,就算该从句可以跳跃修饰名词statements,代入先行词则有:
they may not think statements to be true.
复合宾语statements to be true需改为宾语从句。这点考查了不定式和从句的区别。由于think是看法类动词且属于主动语态,所以约束力较弱,应该用宾语从句。
D选项:of和as均为介词,放在一起导致了语法错误。
E选项:若填入it is,则整个句子变为:
they may not think (that) it is true.
该定语从句中什么成分也不缺少,导致了先行词无法在定语从句中充当任何成分。
make statements about an opponent [that they may not think __ true] 这个定语从句的先行词是statements, 别被opponent 误导。
另外, they may not think are true 中的they一定是指代candidates, 因为statements不可以发出think的动作。而且,此句的 they may not think 可以看做插入语,相当于i suppose. (本句的that没有省略,而且因为svc结构所以that不可能做宾语,这样一来就有that/they两个主语,也可以判断they may not think是插入语)
AE 的is/it is 明显错误。
D选项 of和as均为介词,放在一起导致了语法错误。 需要注意。
#本题选项解释皆经典,错题本见:)
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