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一道SAT语法题35.Despite its dry climate,the ancient city of Petra

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一道SAT语法题
35.Despite its dry climate,the ancient city of Petra had about 30,000 residents; this astonishing dense population was made possible only by a cleverly designed water supply system.
astonishing哪里错了?
这里的astonishing 不是修饰 population,而是说明形容词 dense(密集的)的程度.因为令人吃惊的不是人口本身,而是密集度.修饰名词用形容词,修饰形容词则需要用副词,因此应该改为 astonishingly,意思是“密集度达到惊人程度的人口”.