单选题In context, which of the following is the best revision of sentence 3 (reproduced below)?That thing that makes them want to do it is called an incentive, and what makes them not want to do them would be a disincentive.AIt is an incentive making someone want to do something, and a disincentive making them not want to do it.BAn incentive is what makes someone want to do something, and a disincentive is what makes someone want to avoid doing something.CIncentives make someone want to do things, but disincentives are the things making them not want to do it.DPeople are made to want to do something by incentives, and a disincentive is for not wanting to do it.EIt is incentives that make people want to do something, disincentives on the other hand being what makes people want to avoid doing something.

单选题
In context, which of the following is the best revision of sentence 3 (reproduced below)?That thing that makes them want to do it is called an incentive, and what makes them not want to do them would be a disincentive.
A

It is an incentive making someone want to do something, and a disincentive making them not want to do it.

B

An incentive is what makes someone want to do something, and a disincentive is what makes someone want to avoid doing something.

C

Incentives make someone want to do things, but disincentives are the things making them not want to do it.

D

People are made to want to do something by incentives, and a disincentive is for not wanting to do it.

E

It is incentives that make people want to do something, disincentives on the other hand being what makes people want to avoid doing something.


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解析:
这个句子是明确“incentive,disincentive”的定义。A使用代词it,没有一个清晰地先行词,且使用两个不恰当的分词短语。C的定义冗杂,使用代词it,没有一个明确的先行词。D和E的定语既不符合平行结构也不恰当。只有B的定义最有效最简洁。

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