OG(11TH)Diagnostic Test Verbal 40

[hungji]

DTV 40

In 1995 Richard Stallman, a well-known critic of the patent system, testified in Patent Office hearings that, to test the system, a collegaue of his had managed to win a patent for one of Kirchhoff's laws, an observation about electric current first made in 1845 and now included in virtually every textbook of elementary physics.

A. laws, and observation about electric current first made in 1845 and
B. laws, which was an observation about electric current first made in 1845 and it is
C. laws, namely, it was an observation about electric current first made in 1845 and
D. laws, an observation about elecric current first made in 1845, it is
E. laws that was an observation about electric current, first made in 1845, and is



答案 A (考平衡, 同位語, 指代....屬破裂句型, 可否請大大解說)

[Pufa]

是不是鍵盤打錯了？
A應該是an observation才對吧~

[Pufa]

DTV 40

In 1995 Richard Stallman, a well-known critic of the patent system, testified in Patent Office hearings that, to test the system, a collegaue of his had managed to win a patent for one of Kirchhoff's laws, an observation about electric current first made in 1845 and now included in virtually every textbook of elementary physics.

A. laws, and observation about electric current first made in 1845 and
B. laws, which was an observation about electric current first made in 1845 and it is
C. laws, namely, it was an observation about electric current first made in 1845 and
D. laws, an observation about elecric current first made in 1845, it is
E. laws that was an observation about electric current, first made in 1845, and is

看了OG的解釋，發現這題很有趣。文章有點複雜，有興趣討論的麻煩仔細看看
以下引述OG解釋：

one of laws that was an observation...
that指代laws而非one，但後面接was，所以錯。

意指that修飾最近名詞，常識。

one of laws, which was an observation...
which可以指代one以及laws，所以有歧異。

意指『, which』也可以跳躍修飾。複數laws可以等於單數an observation？我似乎有看過類似的例子。但如果以上成立的話，這裡就有個大問題，我們常用which後面動詞的單複數形式來判斷which的指代對象，但看了OG的解釋，似乎不是這麼一回事。

one of laws, an observation....
observation指代one沒有問題。

如果各位看了上一段的文字，會不會覺得這裡也有疑問？
既然laws可以等於an observation，那我們從何判斷同位語究竟是修飾one還是laws？
而OG這裡卻明確的說an observation修飾one很清楚明確。


難道說one of laws, an observation....
這名詞性的同位語的單複數要和修飾對象一致？
而one of laws, which was an observation...
這類的同位語後面的單複數不用和修飾對象一致？

[puthing]

剛剛去longman查了laws(法則)是不是有可能是單數的可能

目前是沒找到

不過發現了他的解釋中有一句

7 ▶SPORT/ACTIVITY◀
[countable]
one of the rules which controls a sport or activity
the laws of football

跟OG上題目有些神似

這代表longman同意which沒有跳躍修飾上的問題嗎?

也就是指"which可以指代one以及laws，所以有歧異。"是對的?

不知道跟這題有沒有關係

還是等大牛的討論好了

[michelle610]

To hungji 可否麻煩你幫我查一下Kirchhoff's "laws" 的laws是否是大寫的"Laws" 如果是的話 可能就是專有名詞 那麼『, which』就有可能會有岐意 不知道是指代one或是Kirchhoff's "laws"

此外 我想提出一個看法『, which』在此應該是非限定關代的用法,又如果把one of Kirchhoff's laws看作是表示K法則的其中一條法則,這樣的話應該就可以解釋說為什麼OG會認為有岐意產生 因為非限定用法所指的是所有的事物 ,所以可以不用限定 大家就會了解所指為何 但是在此用非限定用法 會讓人不曉得到底是哪一條法則 因為題目只說了是其中一條法則 並沒有明確指出是哪一條 故會讓人搞不清楚!!

不曉得這樣的想法是否正確啦 本來想上CD去找看看的 結果卻發現自己不會找 哈哈 真是不好意思!! 希望各位大大指教了!!

[dibert8]

(B) it --> which: 關代子句平衡
(C) (D) 流水句
(E) and is 的主詞有爭議 (= one? collegaue?)
不過 (A) 這樣平衡只怕第一眼就給刪掉了.
an observation... and included... : 名詞 and 分詞?

[!阿斯拉]

In 1995 Richard Stallman, a well-known critic of the patent system, testified in Patent Office hearings that, to test the system, a collegaue of his had managed to win a patent for one of Kirchhoff's laws, an observation about electric current first made in 1845 and now included in virtually every textbook of elementary physics.

想請問一個不是題目的問題,,,,,
畫線後面那一句的included 是怎麼來的？省略了什麼嗎？
是否應該用now is included in virtually every textbook of elementary physics.
省略主詞an observation ？
謝謝

[dibert8]

first made and now included 過去分詞平衡.