摘要: There be 結構是一種常見的句型結構,也是中學生在學習使用中最易出錯的句型,本文較為全面而系統地歸納了There be 句型的結構和用法,并配以簡單練習,以便使讀者熟練掌握這個句型。
關鍵詞: There be 結構 用法 練習
縱觀歷年高考試題,不難發現,幾乎每年都以不同形式出現有關there be這一結構。而這一最常用最常考的句型,考生往往最容易弄錯。在學習這一結構時,要把握好以下幾個方面。
一、在there be結構中,謂語動詞應與其緊鄰的主語保持一致。
1.In it there are all kinds of books,newspapers and magazines. (NMET1999書面表達)
2.In mine there was a flashlight,a map,a knife, a first-aid kit,some matches,candles,food and clothes.(2002 Beijing書面表達)
3.In the bedroom there is a bed,a sofa,a desk and a chair.(NMET 2003書面表達)
4.But then there is always more mysteries to look into.(NMET2001改錯)(key:is→are)
5.There are six in analysing a problem. (NMET 2001 完形填空)
A. ways B. conditions C.stages D. orders (C)
二、在there be結構作謂語時,be有時態的變化,可加入情態動詞。
1.There is going to be a football match tonight.(將來時)
2.There were many children in the park yesterday.(過去時)
3.There hasn’t been any rain for some days.(完成時)
4.There must be no more time left. (情態動詞)
5.There used to be a cinema here before the war.(情態動詞)
6.There will∧ an important game next month.(2003 Beijing改錯)(key:will后加be)
三、there be結構的否定式。
(一)將not加在be動詞或助動詞之后,做主語的名詞前常常帶有a/an/any。例如:
1.There aren’t any chairs in the room.
2.There won’t be a meeting tonight.
3.There hasn’t been any rain for ten days.