英文文法2題 - 考試

※ 引述《meya (落寞之心)》之銘言：
: 1. I was too busy yesterday; otherwise, I ___________ my customer in Taichung.
: (1)visited (2)would visit (3) would have visited (4) had visited
: 覺得是(2)
: 答案是(3)

對過去的假設/推測用would+have+Vpp



: 2. Mrs. Johnson, as well as her children, _______ to go to Paris
: on holiday next week.
: (1)is (2)are (3)will (4)will be
: 完全沒頭緒
: 答案是(1)


藉這一題來說明一下主詞和動詞的一致性(單數主詞+單數動詞/複數主詞+複數動詞)
常見的搞混情形是~
主詞看起來是一串名詞組成，
其中又用了某些對等連接詞或介系詞，不易判斷。
很多老師常要學生背：某些情況動詞要找"就近"的名詞搭配，或"就遠"的名詞搭配。

其實有比較好記的方式，就是先熟悉中文意思，要強調的是一串名詞的哪部分。
幾個常見搞混的用法說明如下:

1. N1+as well as(和...一樣/一起) / along with (附帶著) / together with (連同)+N2
動詞要跟著N1,原因是中文意思較強調前者。
The mayor as well as his brothers is going to prison.
這位市長(和他的兄弟一樣/一起)要進監獄了。重點是該「市長」進監獄了。

2. not only N1 but also N2
動詞要跟著N2，原因是強調後者。
Not only souvenirs but also bottled water is expensive here.
(不只是紀念品，)這裡連瓶裝水也很貴。重點是說水貴。

3. either N1 or N2 / neither N1 nor N2 / N1 or N2
這種情況，動詞找就近的名詞搭配，
接近的名詞是單數用單數動詞/複數名詞用複數動詞，原因是沒有特別強調哪一個。
例如這兩個例句:
我父親和我兄弟都不會賣掉這房子。可以寫成:
Either my father or my brothers are going to sell the house.
Neither my brothers nor my father is going to sell the house.
其中沒有要強調前者或後者


例句有些來自這個網站:http://englishhome.org/grammar/sbagreement.htm
我覺得主詞動詞一致性它講得滿仔細


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