a month earlier和a month before都是副词短语,意为“一个月前”,即某个过去时间之前一个月这个时间。a month earlier, 副词early用比较级而没有和than从句连用,说明听话人已经知道是和哪个时间相比较的一个月之前。即前文已经提及一个过去的时间或事件。因此a month earlier修饰的谓语动词通常需要用过去完成时态,即过去...
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网友引出了一个有趣的话题。我也发表一下自己的看法。1 首先,网友的这两个句子都是正确的。I texted him to say I was waiting for him at the station.不定式作目的状语。 I texted him saying I was waiting for him at the station.现在分词作...
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It is (high/about) time (that) 从句中用虚拟语气。常见的形式为主语+did/were或should do形式。当主语为单数1、3人称时,非正式语体用was代替were, 但不是不能用were.关于这个句型中that从句的虚拟语气形式,网友看参读:http://www.360doc.com/content/16/0911/18/29344620_590063883.shtml
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《麦克米伦词典》People often call their father Dad or, especially if they are young children, Daddy. In the past, people often called their father Father or PapaPeople often call their mother Mum or, especially...
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There was a general bustle, a rustling of the women's gowns and shuffling of the men's feet, greatly at variance with that hushed repose which should attend the entrance of the minister.1 that为指示代词,作定语修饰repose。2 which引导限制性定语从句,并在从句中作主语。定语从句的理解关键是动词a...
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She is not the selfish woman which she is generally represented.她不是人们普遍认为的那种自私女人。(人们通常将她描述为一个自私的女人,实际她不是个自私的人。)题外话:这个句子见于国内中学和大学英语教材定语从句的例句,用以说明先行词为指人的名词,但关系代词在限制性定语从句中作归属性表语或宾补时,关系代...
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介词短语不能作同位语的。of us为定语,但表示同位关系。如果改为we/us all则all为同位语。又如:the city of Shanghai中,of Shanghai是介词短语作定语,表示同位关系。类似的还有,give sb sth中sb为间接宾语,sth为直接宾语。宾语是名词或代词的位置。give sth to sb. 介词短语to sb是不能作宾语的,只能是状语。介词to...
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1 Dear parents: 称呼自己的父母不用parents,而应Dad and Mom2 I’m writing this letter to express my thanks to you upon making memorable achievement.不应照抄作文要求,应该具体,例如upon my being admitted by Qinhua Univercity.3 I’m born in a remote county in Sichuan Province, 这句是废话。你父母当然知道...
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很多语法书在谈到可数名词的指类用法时,都会举出以下三个例句:A horse is a useful animal.Horses are useful animals. The horse is a useful animal.即可数名词用于类指时,有三种方式:1 不定冠词+单数名词;2 零冠词+复数名词;3 定冠词+单数名词。这三种方式之间有细微的差别,让人脑海里产生不同的画面。第一种让人...
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网友的二个问题:1 would rather (that)从句是否必须用虚拟语气?答案为:是的。在具体用法上,英国英语和美国英语略有不同。world rather + that 从句结构中,would为实意动词,意为 wished 后接的that从句表示的是与事实相反的愿望。因此,从句用had done表示与过去事实相反的愿望;用did/were/was表示与现在或将来事实...
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