해커스 토플 액츄얼 리딩 test set 6의 2번째 토픽(Parental Care in Dinosaurs) 4번째 문단(p.355)에
문법적으로 이해가 가지않는 문장이 있어 도움 요청합니다 ㅠㅠ
355페이지에 보면
Of course all of these conclusions amount to nothing more than inferences in the sense that fossils cannot truly give us much verifiable evidence about exact behavior, but looking generally at theropods, which were bipedal dinosaurs that walked upright and, in some cases, had feathers, not unlike their closest living relatives, ostriches, there are too many similarities to discount the theory that dinosaurs indeed provided at least some form of primitive parental care.
이라는 문장이 있는데 ,but looking 부분이 문법적으로 이해가 안가요..
저 문장 제가 끊었을 때는
Of course, / all of these conclusions amount to nothing more than inferences /
S V
in the sense / that fossils cannot truly give us much verifiable evidence about exact behavior/
S(1) V(1) O(1)
여기까지 but을 기준으로 끊어 놓고 보면 다음 문장에 looking 이 주어가 되는데 동사가 안나오네요..?
, but looking generally at theropods,
( which were bipedal dinosaurs that walked upright and, in some cases, had feathers, not unlike their closest living relatives, ostriches ) /
이거 다 theropods 수식 이지 않나요?
, there are too many similarities to discount the theory that dinosaurs indeed provided at least some form of primitive parental care.
그리고 바로 이 문장이 나오는데.. 이렇게 성립 되려면 저기 but looking이 but by looking 이런식으로 바뀌어야하지 않나요?