问gwd的一道语法题

qinyitian

请问not one of ...是什么意思？和none of有什么区别？还有为什么是if the deal were而不是was？

Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were not to be concluded.

 

1. is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were
2. is expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal was
3. is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement be signed by them with a provision for penalties if the deal were
4. are expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until it signs a merger agreement with a provision for penalties included if the deal was
5. are expected to be making an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal were

   Answer: A

aeoluseros

if the deal were而不是was，是因为虚拟语气习惯性地用were...口语里也可以用was。（因为，the deal确实存在，而只是假设不存在）

准确地讲虚拟语气是没有固定格式的。

not one of跟none of我想最大的区别就在于

none of  + 复数可数名词后面，谓语要用复数形式。（因为它否定的是of后面的名词）

not one of的话是，谓语是用单数的。（因为它否定的是one，而one是要单数的）

至于意思上我认为没什么差别。

AlienX

umm...我覺得none of=not one of.
很多usage書上都對none of X的subject-verb agreement都有不一樣的看法.
我家考的是GMAC出的題, 所以看OG的用法吧...
可是在OG中只有一道有none of x的用法:
OG11(Yellow)#17
None of the attempts to specify the causes of crime explains why most of the people exposed to the alleged causes do not commit crimes and, conversely, why so many of those not so exposed do.

aeoluseros

是的，就如白勇的书里说的：none of+ 复数可数名词/不可数名词 谓语要看修饰的名词若为复数名词，谓语形式用复数，不可数名词则用单数。这点跟not one of是有点区别的...就如题目里是Not one of the potential investors，answer里的谓语动词用的也是单数形式...

AlienX

if X were to [do something], Y would/might/could [do something].
那個sentence的author是覺得X were to [do something]不可能在會happen in the future.

if X were [something], Y would/might/could [do something].
X不可能是那個[something].

AlienX

umm...I think that u missed it =P

None of the attempts to specify the causes of crime explains why most
of the people exposed to the alleged causes do not commit crimes and,
conversely, why so many of those not so exposed do.

"None of X" is always singular regardless whether X is countable.

aeoluseros

以下是引用AlienX在2008-9-5 10:53:00的发言：
if X were to [do something], Y would/might/could [do something].
那個sentence的author是覺得X were to [do something]不可能在會happen in the future.

if X were [something], Y would/might/could [do something].
X不可能是那個[something].

恩...我在1楼的解释错了...mo...不是说deal不存在，而是说deal在将来不会被concluded，太粗心了...。

还有None of的用法...如果这一点不被你指出我会一直错下去...太感谢了...