the
定冠词省不得
在下面这段和产业买卖有关的英文里,存在着
4
个错误。你看得出来吗?
“If you have the intention to sell your flat. Please don't hesitate to call us, we'll offer you hightest selling price.”
第一个错误是句型形式
“have the intention to sell”
的错误;正确的形式是:
intend to sell
或
have the intention of selling.
另外两个错误和标点符号有关。一个是在副词分句后面不该用句点而用;另一个是应该用句点的地方而不用。
“If...flat”
是条件副词分句,不可独立生存,必须依赖后头的主句
“please...us”
,才可以成为完整的复杂句(
complex sentence
)。这样一来,主句前面的句点,就要改成逗号(,)了。
另外一个错误是两个主句之间既没有句点也没有连接词,而只有逗号;这种错误叫
run-on sentence
:
“..., please don't hesitate to call us, we...”
这个句子里的逗号(,)要改为句点(。)才对:
“.... Please don't hesitate to call us. We...”
用句点也可以,但要用恰当的连接词,如:
“..., please don't hesitate to call us, as we'll offer you...”
谈了
3
个错误,现在来谈最后一个错误,就是定冠词(
definite article
)的消失:
“We'll offer you highest selling price.”
习惯上,最高级形容词(
the superlative degree of adjectives
)前面要用定冠词
the
。因此,这句话要改为:
“We'll offer you the highest selling price.”
必须使用定冠词的例子
接下来,顺便把其他必须用定冠词的场合列下,作为参考。
一、表示世上唯一的事物,如:
the sun; the earth; the sky; the North Pole
二、当一个名词被再次提起时,如:
A car knocked against a tree. We can still see the mark on the tree made by the car.
三、当名词后面有个修饰作用的短语或分句时,如:
·
The girl in red is my sister.
·
The thief who stole your wallet yesterday was arrested.
四、加在某些形容词前面,以表示某类人或事,如:
·
The rich often get richer and the poor, poorer.
·
The doctor lost no time in giving help to the injured.
·
Don't expect the impossible.
posted on 2007-06-15 20:50
薇雪墨紫鳞 阅读(82)
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