Recently a survey ________prices of the same goods in two different supermarkets has caused heated debate among citizens.
A. compared
B. comparing
C. compares
D. being compared
Recently a survey ________prices of the same goods in two different supermarkets has caused heated debate among citizens.
A. compared
B. comparing
C. compares
D. being compared
B
分析句子结构可知,该句的主语是a survey,谓语动词是has caused,宾语是heated debate。可见,句子结构是完整的,因此我们要选择的只能是非谓语动词形式。survey与compare之间存在主动关系,因此用现在分词短语作后置定语。