something作先行词 谓语动词的单复数

老师好,

       不定代词作主语,谓语动词要用单数。但是今天看到个定语从句,不知道对不对:

       Graduation gifts don't necessarily mean something that are nicely packaged.

       请问老师,something作定语从句的先行词,定语从句的谓语用 单数,还是取决于something本身的含义?

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最佳答案 2020-12-21 09:56

Graduation gifts don't necessarily mean something that are nicely packaged.

that are nicely packaged 的先行词是 Graduation gifts,而不是 something。正常结构为:

Graduation gifts that are nicely packaged don't necessarily mean something.  这是语义决定的。是指毕业纪念品被精美包装。

这是定语从句与先行词被分隔所致。又如:

All are not friends that speak us fair.

He laughs best who laughs last.

It was an exciting moment for these football fans this year, when for the first time in years their team won the World Cup.

The film brought the hours back to me when I was taken good care of in that far-away village.

The days are gone when we Chinese were bullied by the invaders.

The village has developed a lot where we learned farming two years ago.

After graduation she reached a point in her career where she had to decide what to do.

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曹荣禄  
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赞同刘老师的解答。something在此并非“某个东西”的意思,而是重要的人或重要的东西。

something:a person or thing that is important or worth noticing

  • She thinks she's really something ever since her promotion.
  • That waterfall is really something, isn't it?
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