现代大学英语第二版精读3答案(2)

rest of the sentence by dashes, explains how the ever declining costs are achieved. )

2. this is a complex sentence subject: companies predicate verb: seek

qualifier: by trying to maximize their presence in as many

nations as possible (an adverbial modifying the predicate verb seek)

object: to achieve economies of scale and to stay abreast of technological changes parenthesis: that is, to lower costs

through higher sales and production volumes (used to explain “ to achieve economies of scale ” )

qualifier: that can now occur almost anywhere (a relative clause modifying “ technological changes ” ) 4 (p. 222)

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