▲A of B 这种结构中,A的单复数是否需要根据B发生变化?答案是:不能一概而论,要视具体语境而定。比如:the father of the child 这个孩子的父亲(这个孩子只有一个父亲,所以father用单数)the father of the children 这些孩子的父亲(几个孩子共有一个父亲,因为他们是亲兄弟)the fathers of the children 这些孩子的...
回答于 2022-05-18 15:28
He spent hours _______ (seating/sat) with his friend under the bridge.我觉得用 seating 或 sat 都不合适,应该是 seated 或 sitting。
回答于 2022-05-18 13:08
比较项在比较分句中的对应项不管是做主语、宾语还是表语都要省略,所以:正:More people came than we could accommodate.正:We invited more people than came.
回答于 2022-05-10 14:06
我觉得不宜加 what。因为这里 than seemed necessary 涉及形式主语和外置主语的省略:He spent longer on it than seemed necessary.= He spent longer on it than it seemed necessary that he should spend.= He spent longer on it than it seemed necessary for him to spend.另外,《牛津英语用法指南》也有类似提示:...
回答于 2022-05-04 23:11
对于网友的这个问题,我与前面两位老师的看法有所不同,但有些地方我也没有把握,提出来向大家请教!对于网友的句子,我的初步理解是(即同意网友的理解):The price was higher than he wished to pay.(正确用法)The price was higher than the price that he wished to pay.(是否符合语法值得怀疑) 网友的句子出自《...
回答于 2022-05-04 22:59
书上的说法不算准确,你的感觉是对的。根据 L. G. Alexander 的 Longman English Grammar,in case 分句完全可以用 might 的。
回答于 2022-04-11 12:42
你的句子中的 far 可以换成 much,也可以换成 a lot, a great deal 等:In many ways, life has become far more comfortable and convenient in the past few decades.=In many ways, life has become much more comfortable and convenient in the past few decades.=In many ways, life has become a lot more comfortab...
回答于 2022-04-02 08:38
完全可以。类似的情况有:now有时也连用一般过去时,此时的 now 意思是“当时”“这时”。如:Now there was nothing he could do except admit defeat. 此时他除了认输别无办法。She heard a knock at the door. Now she was frightened. 她听到敲门声,这里他感到害怕起来。
回答于 2022-03-23 12:24