SAT语法要点之句子残缺

　　二、真题再现

　　1. Research has shown that children, born with the ability to learn any human language, even several languages at the same time.

　　(A) children, born with the ability to learn

　　(B) children, when born with the ability for learning

　　(C) children, they are born with the ability to learn

　　(D) children born with the ability to be learning

　　(E) children are born with the ability to learn

　　解析：该句子主句完整没有问题，但其宾语从句中缺少谓语动词，born为过去分词不能单独做谓语。

　　2. In 1882 there were only seven female doctors practicing in France, when in 1903 the number rising to 95.

　　(A) when in 1903 the number rising

　　(B) but by 1903 the number had risen

　　(C) its number rising in 1903

　　(D) there in 1903 the number rose

　　(E) however, in 1903 when the number had risen

　　解析：该句子主句完整没有问题，但其状语从句中缺少谓语动词，rising现在分词不能单独做谓语。

　　3. In 1980 a scholar who was examining (A) a fifteenth-century letter-writing manual discovering (B) fragments from (C) love letters exchanged (D) between a famous twelfth-century couple, Abelard and Heloise. No error (E)

　　解析：该句子去掉定语从句等不相干成分，就会发现主句不完整，discovering现在分词无法做该主句的谓语。

　　4. Sometimes loud and frequently annoying, crows spending a lot of time spreading trash across suburban lawns.

　　(A) crows spending

　　(B) crows to spend

　　(C) crows spend

　　(D) crows, which spend

　　(E) crows, they spend

　　解析：该句子去掉不相干成分，就会发现主句不完整，spending现在分词不可以做谓语。

　　5. Although most people think of Egyptian papyrus as the earliest paper, during the Han Dynasty, the Chinese developing a process to create paper from individual plant fibers that was much closer to techniques used in modern papermaking.

　　(A) the Chinese developing a process to create paper from individual plant fibers that

　　(B) the Chinese developing a process and creating paper from individual plant fibers that

　　(C) the Chinese that developing a process to create paper from individual plant fibers, it

　　(D) the Chinese developed a process to create paper from individual plant fibers, it

　　(E) the Chinese developed a process to create paper from individual plant fibers that

　　解析：Although后面是个完整的从句，但在主句中虽然主语Chinese出现了，但没有谓语动词与之相配。分词结构式不能做谓语的，即developing不能单独做谓语。划线部分的后面是that引导的定语从句，整个句子还是没有主句。

　　6. Although the dancers were nervous at the beginning of their performance, having shown remarkable ease as the performance progressed.

　　(A) having shown remarkable ease as the performance

　　(B) once they have showed remarkable ease when the performance had been

　　(C) but showing remarkable ease as the performance

　　(D) they showed remarkable ease as the performance

　　(E) but they showed remarkable ease when the performance

　　解析：Although引导一个从句，从句在逗号处结束，而逗号后的结构无法做主句，没有主语和谓语。

　　7. Both Cinderella and Snow White being dependent on a prince to rescue them from unfortunate circumstances.

　　(A) Both Cinderella and Snow White being dependent on a prince to rescue them from unfortunate circumstances.

　　(B) Both Cinderella and Snow White were dependent on a prince to rescue them from unfortunate circumstances.

　　(C) Dependent on a prince to rescue them from unfortunate circumstances being both Cinderella and Snow White.

　　(D) Unfortunate circumstances were what both Cinderella and Snow White were dependent on a prince to rescue them from.

　　(E) Dependent on a prince to rescue them from unfortunate circumstance was both Cinderella and Snow White.

　　解析：该句没有谓语动词，being是现在分词无法充当谓语。

　　8. The Beatles, remembered for their groundbreaking music, which dramatically affected the new, burgeoning teen culture of the band’s biggest fans.

　　(A) The Beatles, remembered for their groundbreaking music, which

　　(B) The Beatles are remembered for their groundbreaking music, it

　　(C) The Beatles are remembered for their groundbreaking music, which

　　(D) The Beatles, with their groundbreaking music that

　　(E) The Beatles, their groundbreaking music is remembered to have

　　解析：该句没有谓语动词，remembered是过去分词无法充当谓语。

　　9. Found attached to the colon, the organ known as the appendix losing importance thousands of years ago through the process of evolution.

　　(A) the organ known as the appendix losing importance

　　(B) the organ known as the appendix has lost importance

　　(C) importance of the organ known as the appendix losing

　　(D) the organ known as the appendix lost importance

　　(E) importance of the organ known as the appendix was lost

　　解析：该句没有谓语动词，known为过去分词，losing是现在分词，都无法充当谓语。

　　10. During the early 1980’s, after performing in numerous local talent shows, my cousin, who had demonstrated her talent on the television show “Star Search”.

　　(A) cousin, who had demonstrated

　　(B) cousin, the demonstration of

　　(C) cousin demonstrating

　　(D) cousin demonstrated

　　(E) cousin, as a result of demonstrating

　　解析：该句没有主句，只有一个定语从句。

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