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英文大考常考題 – 4

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Nevertheless, boys are not allowed to wear their heart on their sleeve or stamp their feet in anger. Instead, all they can do is ________ to have control over their emotions.

(A) trying      (B) tries      (C) try    (D) tried

這題答案是 (C)。 (翰林出版全國高中月考期考試題挖挖哇英文二台中一中試題)

這題有個地方要留意：

1.   這題目是在考學生下面一個句型：

      All that sb can do is + 動詞原形 + …

      All sb can do is + 動詞原形 + …

      What sb can do is + 動詞原形 + …

      The only thing sb want(s) to do is + 動詞原形 + …

      The most important thing sb want(s) to do is + 動詞原形 + …

      為什麼be動詞後面會用動詞原形？這是因為這個句型是由下列句型省略[ to ]而得來。

      All sb can do is to + 動詞原形 + …

      What sb can do is to + 動詞原形 + …

2.   另外要注意的是[ All sb can do ]與[ What sb can do ]之後的動詞是單數動詞，如[ is ]。

3.   其他例句：

      1) All you want to do now is give your dad a call.

      2) The only thing I can do now is study harder.

      3) What I want is not what you want.

      4) All we want now is do nothing but wait.