SAT语法-句子改进题Because of repeatedly asking in vain for a comprehensive health-care plan,the employees called in sick as a protest against their employer’s stubbornness.A.Because of repeatedly asking in vain for a comprehensive health-car

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SAT语法-句子改进题
Because of repeatedly asking in vain for a comprehensive health-care plan,the employees called in sick as a protest against their employer’s stubbornness.
A.Because of repeatedly asking in vain for a comprehensive health-care plan
B.After repeatedly asking in vain for a comprehensive health-care plan
为什么A不对?意思变了吗?

Answer 1

doing作伴随状语时表示该动作与谓语动词的动作同时发生,这里肯定是有一个先后的问题,是先ask in vain,后called in sick,所以A选项中doing就有问题.其次,SAT语法很不喜欢because of的表达,因为这是一种不简洁的形式,想陈述原因时最好的是用because直接加从句,所以A选项不能选.可以改成having asked in vain,这样就可以表示出动作的先后关系,而伴随状语本身就可以表示原因.B选项用after表明先后关系,正确.