再问OG89

davidcopper

"只有表示一个的绝对的单数个体或者不可数名词才可以用was, is, does.....

可数名词的分数形式也是和倍数形式一样,  用were, are, do..  所以即使这里是1/32,  也用复数."

嗯,这样就解决了疑惑,谢谢

wwwhahchn

every thirty-two pupils now have one microcomputer这里的谓语动词应该是have还是has？every thirty-two pupils是单数还是复数？

zhoushao

以下是引用vincent0330在2004-7-30 3:03:00的发言：

我想到三种可能性:

(1) four times as many as there were xxx computers(按南瓜m讲的, 指的是整体性的电脑的数量)

(2) four times as many as there were 1/128 computers for each student (按阿T讲的指的是比例的整体关系)

(3) four times as many as there was one computer for each 128 pupils (我的想法)

我想我知道了......谢谢阿T与南瓜.......thanx.....

大家都懂了，我还是有疑问，如果按照狗狗讲的，我认为，他说的（2）（3）两种情况都是可以得，但是我认为第3种更好，因为ETS总是在讲平行原则，前面是there is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils，所以我想后面也应时这样得结构在符合平行原则啊，即four times as many as there was one computer for every 128 pupils

讨论讨论，虽然本题选项中没有出现was

Avantasia

的确, 用was确实不错, 平行, 而且易于理解.

但是, 题目用的是were, 我们就不能自己去改答案.

yvrzhang

与zhoushaoMM想得一样。ets的绝对平行原则下，there were应该有毛病。当时想把C排除了，可发现其他选项毛病更大。只有在都有缺陷的选项中选一个更喜欢的。希望以后看到更牛的解释。

薰衣紫草

There is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many as there were (microcomputers for pupils) four years ago.

zhoushao

以下是引用薰衣紫草在2005-5-3 8:36:00的发言：

There is now one microcomputer for every thirty-two pupils, four times as many as there were (microcomputers for pupils) four years ago.

紫草JJ 牛的！！！

huamei

在不确定用单数和复数的情况下,一般用复数

zhoushao

以下是引用huamei在2005-5-3 23:31:00的发言：

在不确定用单数和复数的情况下,一般用复数

为什么呢，MM可以举点例子吗

titatita

以下是引用huamei在2005-5-3 23:31:00的发言：

在不确定用单数和复数的情况下,一般用复数

能告诉我这条原则从哪来的?

比如那本语法书?或那个人说的?