Some Special
Features with English Language
英语的一些特点
关于单数和复数的语法规则,网络上面有各种各样的探讨,比如:
https://www.tckpublishing.com/there-is-or-there-are/
https://www.grammar.cl/Present/ThereIsThereAre.htm
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/there-is-there-s-and-there-are
https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/351025409
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/there-is-there-are/
其中,最好的文章是这一篇:
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/there-is-there-are/
那篇文章在细节指导方面分析得比较详细,涵盖的范围更全面。
文章的大意是说,在句子的开头,到底应该使用 There is,
还是 There are
主要取决于 跟随其后的那个事物到底是复数的,还是单数的 形式。
比如
“There is a cat”
“There are two cats”
The choice between the phrases there is and there are at the beginning of a
sentence is determined by the noun that follows it.
Use there is when the noun is singular (“There is a cat”). Use there are when
the noun is plural (“There are two cats”).
有时候,某个场景带有一连串的单件物品,使用 There are 会显得别扭,这时候 还是改为 使用 There is 。
比如:
There is a kitchen, a living room, and a bedroom in my apartment.
但是不使用 There are
There are a kitchen, a living room, and a bedroom in my apartment.
(这里 使用 There are 开头 是错误的。)
绝大多数情况下,都取决于 跟随其后的那个事物 的单数 或 复数 形式 而定。
对于处于高级阶段的学生,链接文章所提到的 少数特殊情况,比如a variety of,需要记住哦。
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/there-is-there-are/
There is a
wide variety of flavors to
choose from.
(有很多口味可以选择 — 话题场景可能涉及饭店、旅游美食等活动场合。)
There are a (big) variety of unique destinations
we can visit.
(有很多 独特的名胜景点 可以游览。)
Why
Do We Learn English? 为什么学英语?
https://webjoy88.blogspot.com/2022/03/why-do-we-learn-english.html
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