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[A] |
指該形容詞須直接置於所修飾的字詞之後。
例: |
- (正) the president {elect}
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(誤) the elect president
- (誤) The president is elec
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[B] |
指該形容詞只能置於所修飾的字詞之前。
例: |
- (正) the {front} garden
- (誤) The garden is front.
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[C] |
可數名詞。
可以用a/an/one修飾, 亦可加-(e)s構成複數, 用few/many等修飾。
例: |
- {a/one} cat
- {a} desire
- {an} apple
t- hree book{s}
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few factori{es}
- many idea{s}
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[E] |
| 通常不加the的名詞。 |
例: WhitehallSanta Claus |
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[F] |
指該形容詞只用作或主要用作述語(predicative), 置於連繫動詞之後。
例: |
- (正) John is {drunk}.
- (誤) John is a drunk man.
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[G] |
指後接單、複數動詞均可的名詞, 如集合名詞。
例: |
- The Government {has} already made it clear.
- The Government {are} facing three crises.
註: 集合名詞單數形後接動詞, 美式英語多用單數, 英式英語則單、複數皆可。
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[H] |
| 指該動詞常用被動語態。 |
例: Please be seated. |
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[J] |
指只與單數動詞或單數代名詞連用的名詞(其形態可以是單數亦可是複數)。
例: |
- Our clothing {protects} us from the cold.
- Physics {is} an interesting subject and I like {it} very much.
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[K] |
指只與複數動詞或複數代名詞連用的名詞(其形態可以是複數亦可單數)。
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- What {are} his wages? {These} jeans {are} pretty.
- All his cattle {were} grazing in the field.
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[L] |
| 連繫動詞(linking verb)。 這類動詞與後接的述語(predicative)一起表述主語的特徵或狀態。 述語可以是形容詞、名詞、副詞, 或介詞片語等。 |
- 連繫動詞+形容詞
例: These apples taste nice.
- 連繫動詞+名詞
例: The hall would make a good theater.
- 連繫動詞+副詞
例: What's on tonight?
- 連繫動詞+介詞片語
例: She looks like her sister.
- 連繫動詞+不定式
例: He appears to be sincere.
- 連繫動詞+動名詞
例: The difficulty is not knowing what to do.
- 連繫動詞+子句
例: The biggest problem was that we didn't have enough funds.
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[M] |
單複數同形。
例: |
- This {sheep} looks small.
- All those {sheep} are ours.
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[O] |
指該及物動詞在受詞後尚須接副詞或介詞片語。
例: |
- (正) The porter set the suitcase {down}. (誤) The porter set the suitcase. (正) She set the child {in the chair}.
- (誤) She set the child.
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[P] |
| 指該詞只用複數形。 |
例:The proportion of students in {arts} is high. |
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[Q] |
指該不及物動詞必須後接副詞或介詞片語。
例: |
- (正) Phil behaved {rather oddly}. (誤) Phil behaved. (正) The mob behaved {like animals}.
- (誤) The mob behaved.
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[R] |
指該形容詞可與the一起構成名詞。
例: |
- {The poor} are getting poorer and poorer.
- {The deceased} left almost nothing to his wife.
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[S] |
| 指該詞只用單數形,通常與不定冠詞連用。 |
例: Pride comes before {a fall}. |
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[U] |
不可數名詞。
通常不與a/an/one連用, 無複數, 後接單數動詞, 用little/much等修飾。
例: |
- {little} water
- {a lot of} salt
- {some} furniture
- Air {is} a mixture of gases.
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[W] |
指該動詞通常不用進行式。
例: |
- (正) He knows how to swim.
- (誤) He is knowing how to swim.
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[Y] |
| 指該動詞的受詞不可以是一個名詞或代名詞,但可以是子句或其他片語。 |
例: Then, she added that she would call him again. |
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[Z] |
指該形容詞無比較級和最高級。
例: |
- (正) a {dead} man
- (誤) a deader man(誤) the deadest man
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[O1] |
| 指: 動詞+間接受詞+直接受詞 |
例: He gave me the book. |
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[O2] |
| 指: 動詞+受詞+有to的不定式 |
例: I asked him to help her. |
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[O3] |
| 指: 動詞+受詞+無to的不定式 |
例: We heard them talk in the next room. |
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[O4] |
| 指: 動詞+受詞+v-ing |
例: I saw him walking across the street. |
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[O5] |
| 指: 動詞+受詞+that子句 |
例: He told me that the problem had been solved. |
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[O6] |
| 指: 動詞+受詞+wh-子句 |
例: They asked her why she was absent. |
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[O7] |
| 指: 動詞+受詞+過去分詞 |
例: I'll have my car repaired. |
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[O8] |
| 指: 動詞+受詞+形容詞 |
例: He considered her suitable for the job. |
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[O9] |
| 指: 動詞+受詞+名詞 |
例: I considered it a great honor. |
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[P1] |
| 指該詞常用複數形。 |
例:meat and {vegetables} |
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[S1] |
| 指該詞常用單數形。 |
例:They put him in a very difficult {position}. |
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[the S] |
指該詞只用單數形,通常與定冠詞連用。 |
[the P] |
| 指該詞只用複數形,須與the連用。 |
例:{The authorities} in Russia have refused to compromise. |
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[+v-ing] |
| 指該動詞可以後接v-ing。 |
例: Don tried to avoid answering her questions. |
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[(+prep./ad.)] |
| 指該詞常後接由某介詞引導的片語或某副詞,圓括號表示也可不接。用於及物動詞時,表示在受詞後可接該介詞引導的片語或副詞,但也可不接。 |
- 動詞
例:We are talking (about the plan).
I love wandering (about).
Will you add some wood (to the fire)?
We saw him off at the station.
- 名詞
例: They had a long talk (with them).
- 形容詞
例: She seemed tired (of his preaching).
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[+to-v] |
| 指該詞可後接to-v。 |
- 動詞
例: Mary wants to see you.
- 名詞
例: The little girl has the ability to read and write.
- 形容詞
例: I was glad to hear it.
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[+that] |
指該詞可後接that子句。 |
[+(that)] |
| 指該詞可後接that子句, 圓括號表示that可省略。 |
- 動詞
例: I think (that) he is wrong.
- 名詞
例: The reason (that) she didn't get the job was that her French was not good enough.
- 形容詞例: I am afraid (that) Tony won't come.
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[+wh-] |
| 指該詞可後接what, why, when, where, who, whether, how等引導的子句或片語。 |
- 動詞例: I wonder what really happened.I don't know how to swim.
- 名詞例:You have no idea how worried I was.I had no idea what to say to him.
- 形容詞例:I am not sure where she lives.We wonder whether to go or not.
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[+if-] |
| 指該詞可後接if引導的子句。 |
例: Do you mind if I smoke? |
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