GMAT语法必备知识点:修饰歧义问题

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Although it was once funded entirely by the government, the Victoria and Albert Museum was one of the first of Britain’s national museums seeking support from corporations and private donors and to increase income by increasing attendance.
  (A) one of the first of Britain’s national museums seeking support from
  (B) one of Britain’s first national museums seeking support of
  (C) among Britain’s first national museums to seek support of
  (D) among the first of Britain’s national museums to seek support from(D)
  (E) among Britain’s first national museums that have sought the support of
  我的问题
  the first of Britain’s national museums
  Britain’s first national museums
  请问以上2句的区别是什么?是部分和整体强调的区别吗?
  PumpkinMM的解释:
  1. the first of Britain’s national museums 英国的第一批国家博物馆(肯定没有"世界第一的意思")
  2. Britain’s first national museums 英国的, 第一批的, 国家博物馆 (有歧义: 两种理解: 英国的第一批国家博物馆, 英国的,第一批,国家博物馆) 因为这里Britain' 和first都修饰national museums.
  付: mindfree 语法笔记:
  a sizeable wolf population有歧义, 可能是大型的狼, 也可能是大群的狼!