GWD-12-Q31:
Emily Dickinson’s letters to Susan Huntington Dickinson were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumbering her letters to anyone else.

A.
Dickinson were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumbering
B.
Dickinson were written over a period that begins a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ended shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumber
C.
Dickinson, written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and that ends shortly before Emily’s death in 1886 and outnumbering
D.
Dickinson, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother, ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, and outnumbering
E.
Dickinson, which were written over a period beginning a few years before Susan’s marriage to Emily’s brother and ending shortly before Emily’s death in 1886, outnumber


我选A， 可是有答案说是E选项， 个人认为 E首先改变句子重心，其次谓语动词时态不对。  请各位高手能帮忙看看~

请看我在这里的解释： http://www.taisha.org/bbs/archiver/tid-1021921.html

outnumber 是用现在式因为到现在还是 outnumbering，并不是只在十九世纪时才 outnumbered。

[ 本帖最后由 Asrgbf 于 2008-5-5 18:28 编辑 ]

是不是因为A里outnumbering表示的状态不对？