作者ambrosio (...)
看板Eng-Class
標題[文法] there was/were...
時間Sat May 19 10:39:36 2018
there was laughter and cheers followed by
more money thrown onto the stage.
請問這裏為什麼用單數動詞was,而不是
were, laughter and cheers不是複數嗎?
這是高中教科書的課文的句子。
謝謝
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1F:→ dunchee: 是有這樣子的用法 05/19 20:40
3F:→ dunchee: -> Usage note (compound subjects,最近的名詞/主詞) 05/19 20:41
4F:→ dunchee: 特別是 laughter and cheers 有時是可視為整個是一起的單 05/19 20:41
5F:→ dunchee: 一名詞(像是 "bread and butter") 05/19 20:41
6F:推 mrcoretw: interesting, countable + uncountable nouns, yes 05/19 21:23
7F:→ ambrosio: thanks a lot 05/19 21:29