作者perspicuity (scalper)
標題Re: [文法] 國中現在完成式
時間Sat Mar 4 12:24:07 2017
※ 引述《nurais1127 (摺紙師)》之銘言:
: The death rate of cancer has _____ by scientist for decades
: A dropping
Bad grammar.
: B dropped
Bad grammar,
: C been dropping
Doesn't make sense.
: D been dropped
Doesn't make sense.
: 答案是d
https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/247516-The-death-rate-of-cancer-
has-_____-by-scientist-for-decades?p=1304076
#post1304076
問了外國人,他說四個答案都是錯的。
Scientists can't drop a death rate. A death rate can drop, and scientists can
help make it happen. A rate can drop, but a rate can't be dropped. It's the
rate that does the dropping, not the scientists.
Does that make sense?
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※ 編輯: perspicuity (111.243.63.174), 03/04/2017 12:25:56
1F:推 vicario837: has been lowered 可能會好些 03/04 14:00
2F:→ vicario837: drop 在這個語意是不及物 強把它變及物語意就不通了 03/04 14:01
3F:→ kee32: 講棒球的時候可以當及物動詞。“he dropped the ball”經 03/04 18:59
4F:→ kee32: 典大聯盟失誤影片~ 03/04 18:59
5F:→ kee32: 但是這邊就怪了… 03/04 18:59