英語語法詳解 代詞(二)
內(nèi) 容 提 要代詞分人稱代詞、物主代詞、反身代詞、不定代詞、指示代詞、關(guān)系代詞和連接代詞,它們在句子中承擔(dān)不同的功用。
反 身 代 詞
一、反身代詞有myself, ourselves, yourselves, himself, herself, themselves, itself。主語與賓語為同一人或物時(shí),要用反身代詞(否則就不能用反身代詞),反身代詞也可放在名詞或代詞(主格)后面(也可放在句尾)起強(qiáng)調(diào)作用
1) All [A] the scouts(童子軍) got theirselves [B] ready for the [C] long camping trip by spending their weekends living [D] in the open.
2) Various [A] animals have shells that keep themselves [B] from growing beyond [C] a certain [D] size.
3) Benjamin Banneker's aptitude [A] in mathematics [B] and knowledge of astronomy enabled himself [C] to predict the solar [D] eclipse of 1789.
4) The president announced that he himself [A] would act upon [B] the evidence as presented [C] to himself [D] by the congressional committee.
5) Garrett [A] Morgan died in Cleveland, Ohio, the city that [A] had awarded himself [B] a gold medal for his devotion [C] to public [D] safety.
6) Plants rid them [A] of excess water through [B] transpiration, the evaporation of extra [C] moisture from their [D] leaves.
7) When Jonathan went [A] to Spain with his [B] sister, he bought a [C] leather coat for her and another for him [D] .
二、例題解析
1) B錯(cuò)。 改為themselves。
2) B錯(cuò)。B處明顯指代animals,而它前面的主語that卻指代shells,也就是說"that"和"themselves"指的不是同一事物。由于主語與賓語不是同一物,故不能用反身代詞,應(yīng)改為賓格them。
3) C錯(cuò)。本句的主語為aptitude,而非Benjamin Banneker(在這里它作aptitude的定語),而C處的代詞卻指上文提到的人名"Benjamin Banneker",由于主語與賓語并非指同一人,故不能用反身代詞,應(yīng)改用賓格him。
4) D錯(cuò)。 改為to him。動(dòng)詞"presented"的(邏輯)主語是"evidence",而不是A處的"he,"所以D"himself"處與C處"presented"的主語"evidence"不一致,所以不能用反身代詞。
5) B錯(cuò)。 改為him。同上。
6) A錯(cuò)。此處的them指主語plants,rid是及物動(dòng)詞,由于主語與賓語指同一物,故應(yīng)使用反身代詞themselves。
7) D錯(cuò)。 改為for himself。