Question

请教一道英语选择题

Why was the official meeting called?
--__________ new officers.
A. Select B. Selecting C. To select D. For selecting
请问为什么选C不选D

Answer 1

选C。不定式作目的状语

Answer 2

C : which means
1.The official meeting was called "in order to" select new officers.
2.The official meeting was called "because it was needed to be called" to select new officers.
3.The official meeting was called "before the new officers was selected"
and if we choose
D: the sentence will be understood as
1&2.The official meeting was called " as a consequence" for selecting new officers.
3. The official meeting was called "after the new officers has been selected".

By comparing those , either way, it sounds more logical when we use "to select" instead of " for selecting".

Answer 3

B

Answer 4

C

Answer 5

C
语感。D读不通