Question

两道SAT语法题求解答

Conners, a publishing and media services company, is
acquiring Dispatch Education, it manufactures school uniforms.
(A)Dispatch Education, it manufactures
(B)Dispatch Education, which manufactures
(C)Dispatch Education, manufacturing
(D)Dispatch Education; it is manufacturing
(E)Dispatch Education; for the manufacturing of
这题答案选B，which在这里指代什么？难道不应该是指代最近的名词吗，但如果指代Dispatch Education，意思就不对了啊，还有为什么不可以选C？

3. Most people know about calories and nutrition, but they do not use this knowledge to lose weight permanently and keep it off.
(A) permanently and keep it off
(B) permanent and have it stay off
(C)and have it be off permanently
(D)and make it permanent
(E)and keep it off permanently
为什么选E不选A？

Answer 1

1，which指代的 的确是 Dispatch Education。你困惑的原因是，这句话的意思你没有明白。Conners和 Dispatch Education都是公司，C收购了D，而D是生产校服的。

2，这句话还是要从语义上理解。permanently 意思是 永久的，而lose weight是一时的，你不可能永久减肥。 keep it off的意思是保持身材不松弛，身材的保持才是可以持久的。

Answer 2

1. which 指代Dispatch Education, 说明Dispatch Education 生产校服
C 与acquiring 并列，是说Conners生产校服了，所以不行。

2. permanently 修饰keep off, 不单单是lose

Answer 3

1.
对某事的兴趣或对某事感兴趣用interest
in
(doing)
something，
是固定搭配
2.
a
这样的语序in
a
blue
dress就近修饰duck，表示穿蓝裙子的鸭子，所以错了