Question

英语语法题（57）P112，No.15

In writing one should always try to make one's meaning as clear as possible in_____.
A.simple way as possible B.as simple way as possible
C.possible simple way D.as simple a way as possible

答案+思路，3Q

Answer 1

In writing one should always try to make one's meaning as clear as possible in_____.
A.simple way as possible B.as simple way as possible
C.possible simple way D.as simple a way as possible
答案：D
分析：
这一题，如果明白way作为“方式，方法”时，是可数名词，因此要用a修饰，那么很容易就直接得出答案D。
in a way 用...方式。

这里，as simple a way as possible相当于 a way as simple as possible ，后面是as…as结构，只是把名词提到了as…as中，类似的如“as much time as possible”
as...as..的基本结构应是：
as+adj.原级+a(an)+名词+as
as+much(many)+名词+as
或as+adv.原级+as...
其中，第一个as是程度副词，它修饰的是那个名词前的形容词；另外它还可以修饰副词。第二个as应是连词。

这句话比较多修饰部分，我们看的时候可以这样：one should always try to make one's meaning in as simple a way as possible。
In writing状语；as clear as possible“尽可能清楚地”状语，在此相当于插入语，可以暂时不看。这样句子的结构就很清晰了。

Answer 2

a way as simple as possible

Answer 3

d