9. Five coronal mass ejections have been released from the sun in a short period of time, _______ due to hit the Earth and cause geomagnetic storms.
(A) three of them
(B) three of which are
(C) three of them are
(D) three are
統計: A(30), B(89), C(46), D(2), E(0) #3245024
詳解 (共 4 筆)
太陽在短時間內發生了五次日冕物質拋射,其中三次將襲擊地球並引發地磁風暴。
Full sentence:
Five coronal mass ejections have been released from the sun in a short period of time, three of which are due to hit the Earth and cause geomagnetic storms.
Explanation:
This sentence requires a relative clause to provide more information about the five coronal mass ejections. The phrase “three of which are” is the proper relative clause structure here. It refers to part of a previously mentioned group ("five coronal mass ejections") and provides extra information.
Let’s break down why the others are incorrect:
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(A) three of them – This is a noun phrase, not a clause, so it doesn’t connect grammatically to the rest of the sentence.
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(C) three of them are – This forms a new independent clause, making the sentence a run-on.
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(D) three are – Similar to (C), it begins a new clause without proper punctuation or connection.
✅ Correct structure: [main clause], [relative clause beginning with 'of which']
Hence, (B) is the only grammatically correct choice.