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SAT语法问题 HELP！！！

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Q1. Crimson fruit crows are large birds (that live in South American forests with bright red feathers.)
Answer : with bright red feathers that live in South American forests.
Doesn't "that live in South American forests" describe the feathers in that sentence??

Q2:In the past children were content to entertain themselves with kitchen pots and balls of twin (rather than high-priced electronic toys now.)
Answer : "now they want high-priced electronic toys".
Why is not "rather than high-priced electronic toys now"??

Identify Sentence Error
Q3：The conservtion organization requested that its researchers refrain from giving out information (in regards to) the location of rare holly bushes for fear that people would move them to private gardens. No Error.

The error is (in regards to), why? ??

Q4: Endowed with powerful bodies, large crews, and picercing teeth, mountain lions are (one of) the most formidable wild creatures native to North America. No error.

The error is (one of), but the sentence"rivers are one of our most important natural source." is right. why??~

谢谢。

Answer 1

Q1. "that live in South American forests"用来修饰birds说明这类鸟栖息在南美森林，with bright red feathers作为定语修饰birds，说这类鸟是“亮红色的羽毛”

Q2. In the past children were content to entertain themselves with kitchen pots and balls of twin; Now they want high-priced electronic toys.
这样两个句子形成平行比较。
In the past vs Now
Children vs They
kitchen pots and balls of twin vs high-priced electronic toys

Q3. In regard to ：about 关于，而 in regards to 不存在；平时记短语时要注意单复数哦！
eg. In regard to your request for information, I regret to inform you that I am unable to help you.
关于你需要情报的事, 我遗憾地告诉你我没法帮助你。

Q4. “mountain lions are one of the most formidable wild creatures native to North America”
因为lions作为creatures是可数的，所以用one of 是不妥的。
而"rivers are one of our most important natural source."中rivers“河流”作为natural source“自然资源”强调的是一种资源，资源不可数。
因此，不同的用词，其用法也不一样，尽管子面上看去很相似。

Answer 2

Q1. with bright red feathers 和that live in South American forests都是来修饰birds
Q2:now与In the past相对应
Q3：in/with regard to sb./sth.为固定搭配，意为：关于，至于
Q4: mountain lions 这里是复数形式表示种类的，是指这一类动物

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谢谢你！

Answer 3

Q3，Q4略有纠结，不知对不对。Q1.原则上定从和介词都可以省略，但是这两个在SAT中都直接修饰最近的成分。按原语序with 修饰就是不合理的。答案省略with结构可以修饰，而且突出了整个句子的主题。

Q2，时间和人称双平行，In the past对应now,childern对应 they

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谢谢啦！