※ 引述《msbaker (honey)》之铭言： : 请教一题关於whose的用法: : They were the Boy Scouts _____ to help eldery people cross the street. : A. whose was the task : B. to whom it was the task : C. it was whose task : D. whose task it was : 答案是D : 我看书上的解说是,Boy Scouts意为童子军. whose task it was to help... : (他们的任务是....)中的"it"是先行代词,代替後面的不定词.等於说"to help... : was their task." : 我还是不明白这个句子的架构,为什麽会有一个"it"出现? 如果没有"it",句子就不对了吗? : 我对这样的句子觉得很陌生.请教大家,如果我要查相关用法,可以怎麽查呢? : 我想再多找一下文法书,把自己不明白的地方再弄清楚. : 谢谢回答 (一) 先从你的想法看起。以文法角度来说，你是对的。[1][2][3][4] [1] Davis,whose task was to investigate non-criminal aspects of the scandal, told Defense Department investigators that he did not interview senior officials who attended the convention or identify individuals for disciplinary action because such actions would be perceived as a "witch hunt." (LA Times, September 25, 1992) [2] He tested specially-equipped Spitfires whose task was to intercept high-flying Junkers 86P, and later Junkers 188, German photographic reconnaissance aircraft. (Telegraph, 19 Mar 2004) [3] Middlesbrough's Barry Robson replaced Morrison, while the Celtic youngster, James Forrest, replaced Ross McCormack as one of the two midfielders - the other being Steven Naismith - whose task was to flank Kenny Miller in Scottish attacks. (Telegraph, 29 May 2011) [4] In 2009, the then Labour government set up the Hillsborough Independent Panel, whose task was to "oversee the maximum possible public disclosure of governmental and other agency documentation relating to the Hillsborough tragedy and its aftermath". (BBC, 13 September 2011) (二)至於 "it" 为何会在此，可以从两个角度解读: (1)文法:"it" 为 虚词，以你句子为例，可先看 "It is Boy Scouts' task to help elderly people cross the street." 这句只是加上 "They were Boy Scouts." 上去。"They were Boy Scouts and it was their task to help elderly cross the road." 简化连接词成为 "They were Boy Scouts it was whose task …." (这句当然 不能这样写，为说明概念不得已而为之)，最後就是你的原句了。 (2)搭配:这想法就容易多了，我们可先设定搭配字群 whose N it is/was to V，再从 资料中比对。不过资料尽量越多越好，但还是要找可靠来源。我提供一些给你参考。 我们得到 N 除了 "task" [5][6][7][8]，还有 "work" [9]， "job" [10]等。 [5] I knew one addict whose task it was, as a 14-year-old,to go out to buy his mother's heroin, or to accompany her on outings to steal radios from cars to buy drugs. (Independent, 06 August 2011) [6] Father could see that her words were falling on deaf ears. "Let her learn that getting to Palestine is a pipe dream." For safety, he appointed as chaperone my 17-year-old brother, whose task it was to bring me back safely. (Guardian, 31 October 2009) [7] For €25, or about $32, each, Shishko performed the operation in the boys' homes, without anesthetic. He was accompanied by two burly assistants dressed in red aprons whose task it was to restrain the boys during the operation. (NY Times, July 31, 2006) [8] Michael Chertoff was the man whose task it was to keep the US safe. (BBC, 17 Sep 2011) [9] There are Allied organisations whose work it is to single out, separate and destroy the dangerous elements in German life. (BBC, 28 June 2005) [10] They're the unsung heroes of Hollywood,those whose job it is to stop your heart, steal your breath and leave you gasping for more - and the chances are, you've barely given their work a second thought. (Guardian, 25 August 2011) 希望以上对你有帮助 :) --

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