1.Because he was ill yesterday, so he didn’t go to work. ( )
Because he was ill yesterday, he didn’t go to work. ( )
He was ill yesterday, so he didn’t go to work. ( )
[析] 用though, but表示“虽然……,但是…… ”或用because, so 表示“因为……,所以……”时,though和but 及because和so 都只能择一而用,不能两者同时使用。
2.The Smiths have moved Beijing. ( ) Let’s go to there( )
The Smiths have moved to Beijing. ( ) Let’s go there( )
[析] 不及物动词后接名词或代词作宾语时,要在动词之后加上适当的介词;但不及物动词后接home, here, there等副词作宾语时,动词之后不必加任何介词。
3.The box is too heavy for him to carry it. ( )
The box is too heavy for him to carry. ( )
[析] the box既是这句话的主语, 也是不定式to carry的逻辑宾语,若句末再加上it,就和the box重复了。
4.Each of the boys have a pen. ( )
Each of the boys has a pen. ( )
[析] 复数名词前有表个体的each of, one of, every,either of等词组修饰,或有表否定的neither of, none of 等词组修饰时,谓语动词要用单数形式。
5.Neither he nor you is good at English. ( )
Neither he nor you are good at English. ( )
[析] either... or.../neither... nor.../ not only..., but also... 等词组连接句子的两个主语时,谓语动词遵循“邻近原则”, 即由靠近谓语的那个主语决定谓语的人称和数用何种形式。
6.Ten minus three are seven. ( )
Ten minus three is seven. ( )
[析] 用英语表示加(plus)、减(minus)等数算时,谓语动词也用单数形式。
7.The number of the workers in this factory are about 5,000. ( )
The number of the workers in this factory is about 5,000. ( )
[析] the number of表示“……的数量”,谓语动词用单数形式;a number of 的意思是“若干”或“许多”,相当于some或a lot of,和复数名词连用,谓语动词用复数形式。
8. 例. Hello! I have important something to tell you. ( )
Hello! I have something important to tell you. ( )
[析] 形容词或动词不定式修饰不定代词作定语时,修饰成分要置于不定代词之后。
9. His son is enough old to go to school. ( )
His son is old enough to go to school. ( )
[析] enough作形容词修饰名词时,可以放在名词前,也可放在名词后;作副词修饰形容词或副词时,只能放在形容词或副词之后。
10..Here is your sweater, put away it.( )
Here is your sweater, put it away. ( )
[析] put away, pick up, put on等“动词+副词”构成的词组后接代词作宾语时,代词只能放在动词和副词之间。
11. Look! Here the bus comes.( )
Look! Here comes the bus.( )
[析] 在以here, there引起的陈述句中,若句子的主语是名词,要用倒装语序,即用“Here /There+动词+名词”结构;但主语若是代词时,则不用倒装语序, 即用“Here/There +代词+动词”结构。
12. I do well in playing football, _______. (我妹妹也行。)
A. so my sister does( ) B. so does my sister( )
Li Lei is really a football fan. --- _______. (确实这样.)
A. So is he( ) B. So he is( )
[析] “so+be动词/助动词+主语”的倒装结构表示前面所述情况也适用于后者,意为“……也是这样”;“so+主语+be动词/助动词”的陈述结构表示对前述情况的肯定,意为“……确实如此”。