这里的 something 已被用作名词 thing 的含义(而不是用作不定代词)。即:That something was distinctively human.= That thing was distinctively human.后面的human 是用作形容词,所以不用复数。 附:关于 something 用作名词的用法,提供以下资料,供参考:
回答于 2021-07-31 11:51
你的怀疑是有道理的。英语既然可以说 go shopping,也可以说 do (some) shopping,为什么就只能说 go fishing,而不能说 do fishing 呢?这没有道理的。你希望最好有权威例句。我帮你查了几本语法书的非谓语动词章节,还真在一本牛津袖珍语法中查到了:
回答于 2021-07-31 09:08
首先说明的是,句中用 turn off the gas 是完全正确的,它的意思就是“关掉煤气”。英语也可以说 turn off the stove(关掉炉子)。如下面两句均摘自朗文词典:Can you turn off the stove?I’m certain that I turned off the stove. 你的联想是对的,英语可以说 turn off the TV, turn off the light,也可以说 turn off the...
回答于 2021-07-31 07:57
panic 的过去式、过去分词和现在分词为什么先加字母kpanic 的过去式、过去分词和现在分词之所以变成panicked—panicked—panicking,要加上字母 k,主要是为了避免发音发生变化,原形中的字母 c 读/k/,如果panic 的过去式、过去分词和现在分词不加k,则变成 paniced—paniced—panicing,根据英语的读音规则,则可能会将字母c...
回答于 2021-07-31 07:49
A few hours earlier, and you would have seen the famous writer.问题:1 这里的A few hours earlier 是做状语?——是的,是状语。2 名词词组做状语有哪些要求?——没有哪本语法书归纳过相关要求。主要视具体的句子结构而定。3 这里的and是必须的吗?——是的,这里的 and 是必须的,不可省略。
回答于 2021-07-30 22:23
你的怀疑是有道理的,原句至少不够严谨。可考虑改为:His father got married again—to a beautiful woman who became his stepmother.
回答于 2021-07-30 22:11
若 since 后接持续性动词的一般过去时,从句的时间通常应从持续性动作结束时算起。正如你的句子:John is now with his parents in New York, it is already three years since he was a teacher.约翰现在和父母一起住在纽约,他不当教师已经三年了。再如:He has never come to see me since I was ill. 自从我病好以来,他...
回答于 2021-07-30 21:33
People traveling long distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go by land, sea, or air.问题一,whether they would prefer to go by land, sea, or air. 是宾语从句吗?或者说decide在这里是及物动词吗?为什么?答:句中的 whether 不是表示“是否”,而是与 or 构成 whether...or...结构,意...
回答于 2021-07-29 20:34
你的理解完全正确,原句的 such 用得不对,应改为 so。又如:To offer him so little money is an insult. 给他这么少的钱是个侮辱。It’s difficult to raise a family with so little money. 靠这么少的钱来养家糊口很困难。It seems criminal that teachers are paid so little money. 教师的工资这么少,真让人无法接受...
回答于 2021-07-29 20:25