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一个there used to be的选择题,麻烦一下高人

There used to be lots of trees,_____?

A.weren't there.B.were there.C.didn't there.

这题我问过老师,竟然选A,而我看的资料上是C,用有道翻译一下却又是B也可以,这咋办

答:

这题会有争议。 一般说来,最佳选项是C。

是的,used to do/be sth.的否定和疑问句式有两种方法:usen't (usedn't) to / didn't use to

Did/ Didn't he use/used to...? 和Used/ Usen't he to...?

而there be句型的反意疑问句尾句是:(情态)助动词(n't) there?

按照反意疑问句的规律,选C是一定正确的。

但是,大家在词典上找到there used to be。。。的反意疑问句例句了吗?There used to be ...需要反意疑问吗?会不会和sb. must have done sth. (yesterday),_____? 的反意疑问尾句一样,要用didn't / hasn't sb.? 不能简单地用mustn't ___? 呢?(其实,根据旺旺英语论坛上的讨论,这mustn't ...? 是正确的,但在中国的考试英语语法中还未被承认)

我们都知道:There must be something wrong, isn't there? (因为这是个there be句型,要将它简化为there is sth. wrong,后加尾句),所以选A的老师可能是受这个的影响了。

哦,我也找到了词典上的例句了:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》P1675 :

1. You used to smoke a pipe, didn't you?

2. There used to be a cinema here, usen(d)'t there?

现在大多数人使用与did连用的形式,特别是口语和不拘谨的书面语中:

3.There used to be a cinema here, didn't there? 从前这里有一家电影院,是不是?

最佳C

因为出考题的人是看过辞典的,好多高考单选题句都是词典上的例句改的!

你后天拿这本词典找到这一页,将例子给你的老师看。