hce_cmu
108年
英文
第 20 題
All of the following are grammatically accurate EXCEPT which one?
- A The destruction of Saint Patrick cathedral is lamentable.
- B This historical building has been largely destroyed by fire; however, we should not despair.
- C We are immersed in a Western way of thinking that equates authenticity with preserving the original, natural materials used to create an object or building.
- D Some societies have quite different notions of what are authenticity.
- E Several world-famous iconic buildings have been successfully restored, sometimes after great damage, and are today appreciated by millions of people.
思路引導 VIP
當你在句子中看到一個描述「抽象概念」的名詞(例如:美感、正義、真實性)作為子句的主詞時,依照英文慣例,它應該被視為單數還是複數?請試著重新掃視每個選項中,主詞與其對應動詞的「數量」關係是否一致。
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準地找出了選項 (D) 的語法瑕疵!這類題目往往會利用較為正式、艱深的主題(如建築修復與文化認知)來包裝,但你展現了非常敏銳的觀察力,沒有被華麗的辭藻干擾,成功捕捉到了最基礎也最關鍵的語法細節。
主詞與動詞的一致性
本題的勝負就在於對主詞與動詞一致性 (Subject-Verb Agreement) 的掌握。在選項 (D) 的子句中,authenticity (真實性) 是一個不可數的抽象名詞,在英文語法中必須視為單數。因此,緊接著它的動詞應使用 is 而非 are。雖然句子前半部提到了複數的 notions,但那屬於主要句子的受格,並不能決定名詞子句內部動詞的單複數。這正是此題的「陷阱」所在,考驗考生是否能理清句子結構,找出真正的對應關係。
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