[文法] be動詞的單複數選擇

看板Eng-Class作者 (可敬者)時間12年前 (2013/07/10 13:29), 編輯推噓4(405)
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有幾個問題查了很多資料都不確定: There﹍﹍a dozen eggs. There﹍﹍a dozen of eggs. There﹍﹍half dozen eggs. Either of them﹍﹍.... Neither of them﹍﹍.... None of them﹍﹍.... 請教空格中的be動詞的單複數,如果有語料庫為證的話就更好了。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 220.134.95.98

07/11 07:57, , 1F
應該沒有a dozen of eggs這種用法 dozen是形容詞
07/11 07:57, 1F

07/11 08:04, , 2F
There are a dozen eggs.
07/11 08:04, 2F

07/11 08:09, , 3F
There are half a dozen eggs.
07/11 08:09, 3F

07/11 08:15, , 4F
(N)either of them are/is (但選擇用單數是比較嚴謹)
07/11 08:15, 4F

07/11 08:16, , 5F
None of them is
07/11 08:16, 5F

07/12 12:58, , 6F
清楚
07/12 12:58, 6F

07/12 22:39, , 7F
了解:)
07/12 22:39, 7F

07/16 11:31, , 8F
您先應該寫"half [of] a dozen"或"a half-dozen"。
07/16 11:31, 8F

07/16 11:32, , 9F
None of them are. 剩下的都寫"is."
07/16 11:32, 9F
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