(单选题)
Following the end of the Spring Festival holiday, people returned to work and their normal daily routine, ______ the beginning of the aspirational Year of the OX.
A.marked
B.marking
C.being marked
D.having marked
参考答案:B
参考解析:
考查现在分词作状语。句意:春节长假结束后,人们又回到了工作岗位,恢复了正常的日常生活,这标志着令人向往的牛年的开始。分析句子成分可知,句子已有谓语动词returned,所以空处为非谓语动词作伴随状语;mark意为“标志”,与逻辑主语(即前面这件事)之间为主动关系,且与主句谓语动词之间没有动作的先后发生顺序,故应用现在分词。故选B。
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