GMAT定語從句講解.

定語從句的主謂一致取決于它所修飾的名詞。定語從句修飾的部分決定定于從句中的謂語動詞。例如：

　　他是七個出國的學(xué)生之一：“He is one of the seven students go abroad.”

　　他是七個人中唯一一個去耶魯?shù)模骸癏e is the only one of the seven students who goes to Yale.”

　　我們從上面的第一個句子可以看出，出國的是七個學(xué)生所以謂語動詞用“go”，而第二句中的從句“who goes to Yale”卻不是修飾七個學(xué)生，它修飾的是去耶魯?shù)哪莻€學(xué)生。由此，我們可以得出——如果從句修飾的不是就近的名詞，可以通過單復(fù)數(shù)保證其跳躍修飾一致。如果出現(xiàn)的名詞均為復(fù)數(shù)，則從句為就近修飾。

　　例句分析：

　　為了幫助大家理解這一知識點(diǎn)，小編為大家講解一道例題。

　　With its plan to develop seven and a half acres of shore land, Cleveland is but one of a large number of communities on the Great Lakes that is looking to its waterfront as a way to improve the quality of urban life and attract new businesses.

　　(A) is looking to its waterfront as a way to improve the quality of urban life and attract

　　(B) is looking at its waterfront to improve the quality of urban life and attract

　　(C) are looking to their waterfronts to improve the quality of urban life and attract

　　(D) are looking to its waterfront as a way of improving the quality of urban life and attracting

　　(E) are looking at their waterfronts as a way they can improve the quality of urban life and attract

　　答案：C

　　解析：通過查找前面的名詞我們發(fā)現(xiàn)“communities”和“Great Lakes”都是復(fù)數(shù)，所以空格部分不可能用單數(shù)謂語動詞，排除A和B選項(xiàng)?！癎reat Lakes”與“their waterfronts”相對應(yīng)，因?yàn)椤癎reat Lakes”為復(fù)數(shù)，所以“their waterfront”錯誤，D選項(xiàng)排除。選項(xiàng)C和選項(xiàng)E根據(jù)簡潔的原則，E選項(xiàng)將答案故意復(fù)雜話。所以，我們應(yīng)該選擇C選項(xiàng)。

　　GMAT語法主謂一致之定語從句就為大家講到這里了，總結(jié)來說就是定語從句的主謂一致取決于它所修飾的名詞，但是如果從句修飾的不是就近的名詞，可以通過單復(fù)數(shù)保證其跳躍修飾一致。如果出現(xiàn)的名詞均為復(fù)數(shù)，則從句為就近修飾。祝大家攻克GMAT語法，取得好的GMAT成績。