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leelh29 · 发表于 2010-10-2 18:25:36

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Three out of every four automobile owners in the United States also own a bicycle.

(A) Three out of every four automobile owners in the United States also own a bicycle.

(B) Out of every four, three automobile owners in the United States also owns a bicycle.

(C) Bicycles are owned by three out of every four owners of automobiles in the United States.

(D) In the United States, three out of every four automobile owners owns bicycles.

(E) Out of every four owners of automobiles in the United States, bicycles are also owned by three.

句子结构：Three out of every four… owners… own a bicycle.

考点：固定搭配 one out of every，逻辑

A．正确。

B．One of every four, three不符合固定搭配；owns与复数主语owners不一致

C．Bicycles are owned by被动语态不简洁；这个逻辑也错误，意思是每个人都有bicycles

D．Owns错误

E．Are also owned by 被动语态笨拙

其他的都明白，就是在A选项中Three out of every four 中的every，后面谓语是不是要用单数呢？？？

luopite · 发表于 2010-10-2 20:32:05

three out of every four表示的是每四个人中有三个人，是一个复数的概念呀，谓语当然要用复数了。就如20 percent of+复数名词，后面谓语一样是用复数的，因为主语表达的是复数概念。

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