2013-05-28 10:49:03 来源: SAT 责编:楷维留学指南
Part or all of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.
The Vikings used their well-known longships to travel as far east as Constantinople and the Volga River, and as far west as Iceland, Greenland, and Newfoundland, this was a period of expansion known as the Viking Age.
A. Newfoundland, this was a period of expansion known as the Viking Age
B. Newfoundland, moreover, this period of expansion was known as the Viking Age
C. Newfoundland, a period of expansion being known as the Viking Age
D. Newfoundland, this period of expansion was known as the Viking Age
E. Newfoundland, during a period of expansion known as the Viking Age
正确答案:E
解析:
Choice (E) is correct. It avoids the comma splice error of the original by replacing the second independent clause with a modifying phrase (“during a period of expansion known as the Viking Age”).
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