<例句>
I have no idea about it.
對此我一無所知。
<語法分析>
不定代詞no在句子中作定語,此外,every也可作定語。除了這兩個詞外,其他的不定代詞既可用作名詞也可用作形容詞,大多數(shù)在句子中可充當主語、賓語、表語、同位語和定語等。
<觸類旁通>
(1) Someone (somebody) has turned off the light.
有人把燈關了。
語法分析:合成不定代詞 someone 和 somebody 意思相同,都表示“某人”,但只用于肯定句,在否定句及疑問句中通常用 anybody 或 anyone。
(2) Everybody (everyone) laughed, me included.
大家都笑了,我也笑了。
語法分析:everybody 和 everyone 意思相同,表示“人人”、“大家”。
(3) Did any of your photos come out well?
你的照片洗出來都不錯嗎?
語法分析:any 可代表可數(shù)名詞或不可數(shù)名詞名詞,在句子中作主語或賓語等,可用于否定句及疑問句,肯定句用 some。
(4) She is in no mood (not in a mood) for jokes.
她沒有心情說笑話。
語法分析:no 可構成否定句,等于 not a。
(5) I never saw so many swans on the lake .
我從未見過湖面上有這么多天鵝。
語法分析:many 修飾可數(shù)名詞,可用在疑問句,否定句及肯定句中,還可與too, so 等詞連用,much, few 及 little 也可表示數(shù)量,與many 一樣,都可用作定語。
(6) None of us would have said such a thing.
我們誰也不會說出這種話來。
語法分析:none 和 no 一樣,都是否定詞,none可用作主語、賓語或介詞賓語及同位語。
<鞏固練習>
1. I will tell you _____ of my own experience.
2. If you want ______ , you can call me.
3. I'll take ______ that you don't want.
4. As ______ as ten people were found living in a single room.
5. You've given me too ______ food.
6. ______ went his way.
7. ______ of my parents live in Japan.
8. One of the boys is named Tom, the _____ named Bill.
9. Show me some ______.
10. I don't like this room. Let's ask for _____.
<參考答案>
1. something 2. anything 3. any 4. many 5. much 6. Each 7. Both 8. other 9. others 10. another