every的用法

ryanyong

EVERY后来加单数，错不了
 加复数，则很可能错

权衡吧

青风逢林

觉得还是解决不了there were

就当做 1/4要用复数好了。。。

lijiahui0422

很受用

feifeizoe

OG 89. A recent national study of the public schools shows that there are now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were four years ago.

A. there are now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were

B. there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many than there were

C. there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many as there were

D. every thirty-two pupils now have one microcomputer, four times as many than there were

E. every thirty-two pupils now has one microcomputer, four times as many as

看这道题目的时候我自己选择的是C，但是我有一个疑虑：就是four times as many than there were，
            为什么要用there were，而不是there was，与前面的there is now 不对称。

C，但是我有一个疑虑：就是four times as many than there were，
    为什么要用there were，而不是there was，与前面的there is now 不对称。

看了大家的分析后，总结如下：

1. 从句子的整体上看，句子结构是：

there is XXX, four times as many as there were.

否则句子的结构就不对称了。

因此，直接可以排除A，B，D，E了。

 

2. 如果仔细考虑句尾的there were，可以按照句意理解’four times as many as’，实际上是一个数量的比较。

因此这里句尾其实是there were computers four years ago. 而不是牵强的要和前面的there is 对称

 

3. 如果不考虑句子结构对于every 32 students，到底应该是用以下哪个用法：

Every 32 students have a computer.

Every 32 students has a computer.

 

从一般的语法概念上：

Every+ singular noun/plural noun + v (singular form).

 

但是这个句式是一般指每个XXX是XX。不管是单数还是复数，表示的是一个单个的概念来表现整体的意思。引用例子：

1.Every dog HAS paws.

2.Every dog and Cat HAS paws.

3.Each of these shirts IS pretty.

 

这里的句子中都是表示个体的狗，猫和狗，衬衣。

 

在OG89题中，句意是表示每32个人拥有一台电脑。强调的是32个人，而不是32个人的个体，因此我觉得应该使用复数。

Every 32 students have a computer.

lionkingqh

很好的用法，谢谢

ggghost

C与E都不理想，大家先撇开OA来说，there were 没有道理，应该是there was，大家可以查找其他there be相关的比较句（GMAT所有官方题库）。
E中four times as many as修饰的应该是one computer，因为many是形容词，所以不是修饰主补就是宾补，这里肯定是就近修饰的，大家也可以找相关的句子（GMAT所有官方题库）来驳斥我。我觉得这道题只是ETS出疵了。

luluAUS

越看越晕啊啊啊啊。。。。没有必要这么仔细的抠吧我觉得。。。。基本语法底子打好，GMAT的一些东西了解鸟，熟悉它的思路就好了吧。。。。。鄙人觉得这么死抠语法点应该不是GMAT的用意所在吧。。。还是觉得如果能扩大阅读量增强语感比较适合我这种懒人。。。。仰望NN中。。。太强大了。。。我是个懒人。。。。

mollymolly

弱弱的问  为什么  E 逻辑不对

Ykong

不懂的就别瞎讲，误导别人，浪费时间。

nicolelexi