問:要問學生「誰沒有這本書?」以下哪個說法正確?── Who do
/ does not have the book? 假如預期沒帶書本的學生不止一人,是不是應用do?
答:代名詞who和what假如用來帶出問句,指「誰」或「甚麼」,動詞一律配單數形式,不論答案中的「誰」或「甚麼」
是單數還是複數。例如:(1)"Who knows why grass is
green?" "We all do."(「誰知道草為甚麼是綠色的?」「我們都知道。」)(2)"What has been done to the house ? " "Many
things, including the renovation of the kitchen."(「房子有甚麼改動?」「改動不少,包括廚房重新裝修了。」)
不過,what之後假如用名詞,則動詞單複數須和那名詞配合,例如:(1)What dog is that ?(這是哪一種狗?)(2)What things have been done to the house ?(房子有甚麼改動?)
問:Aware是形容詞,是不是應加be在其後?以下一句有沒有錯?── You may well aware that the presentation will be held
on Thursday(你應已知道講述會將於星期四舉行)。
答:我不明白「是不是應加be在其後」的意思。無論如何,讀者示下那一句,may只是助動詞(auxiliary
verb),卻沒有動詞,應改寫為You may well be aware(或You
may well know)that等等。除了用在be(即is、was等)之後,aware還可用在appear、seem等連繫動詞(link
verb)之後,例如:He appeared / seemed aware of the danger(他似乎知道有危險)。