作者Chengheong (Protestant)
看板TeachEnglish
標題[國中] 請教一題文法題
時間Tue Nov 17 06:42:34 2009
http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsThereAAny/zzhjb/post.htm
http://www.englishforums.com/English/AreThereAnyYesNo/dlkdx/post.htm
If I asked "Is there a coffee mug on the table" and there were in fact two,
and you answered with "No," I would think you were being a smart alec. The
fact is, when someone says "Is there a...?" and there are more than one, the
expected answer is "yes." If the person wanted to know if there was exactly
one of something, it would be rephrased. "Is there only one apple left? Is
there only one book on the table? I could have sworn there were several."
In contrast - "Look on the table - the one that has only one book on it.
Yeah, that table, not the one with the whole stack of books. I put your keys
next to that book on the table."
Also, I don't find "Is there any book" to be very idiomatic. "Are there any"
is far more natural.
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※ 編輯: Chengheong 來自: 118.169.228.78 (11/17 06:44)
推 linnie:綜合整理了一下你所post的內容 any後面要加何種名詞 11/17 19:06
→ linnie:需依上下文判斷較合理 感謝你這麼細心的整理^^ 11/17 19:07