[긴목적어후치하기전] Improvements in economic theory and data gathering have mademore accurate forecasts than were possible even 20 years agopossible. 해석: 경제이론과데이터수집의개선때문에20년전에도가능했던것보다더정확한예측이가능해졌다.
have made의목적어(more accurate forecasts) 뒤에목적보어인possible이나오는자리인데목적어를수식하는수식부(than were … 20 years ago)로인해목적보어인possible이문장의맨끝에위치하게되었다. 긴목적어는글의안정감을위해아래처럼후치시킨다.
[긴목적어후치] Improvements in economic theory and data gathering have madepossible more accurate forecasts than were possible even 20 years ago.
둘중알맞은것을고르시오. Lasers, which produce powerful beams of light, make [it possible / possible] bloodless surgery on blood vessels, nerve fibers, retinas and corneas.
[구문] Lasers, which produce powerful beams of light, make possible bloodless surgery [on blood vessels, nerve fibers, retinas and corneas]. ☞주어–동사사이에비제한삽입절(, which … of light,)로인해주어와동사가멀어졌다. [ ]는bloodless surgery를수식하는형용사구이다.
☞긴목적어(목적어+형용사구)로인해글의안정감이떨어지므로문제에서처럼긴목적어(bloodless surgery … corneas)를후치하고짧은목적보어(possible)를긴목적어앞으로이동시킨다.