LT-B4L456-sentence patterns

Nick seemed _______ the movie before. He can even say some of the actors' li

• seeing

• to see

• he saw

• to have seen

Answer explanation

Nick seemed to have seen the movie before. He can even say some of the actors' lines.

(Nick似乎以前已經看過這部電影了。...)

後面關鍵字為before，所以早就看過電影，所以後面動詞比較早發生，用seem + to have Vpp

Steve seems ______ to many countries. He has a lot of different stamps in his passport.

• to be

• have been

• to have been

• be

Answer explanation

本題測驗S + seem/appear + to +VR/have + p.p.....。

從他已經擁有許多各國郵票可知他早已經去過很多國家，所以用to have Vpp

This castle appears ________ by dragons.

• to attack

• to be attacked

• to have attacked

• to have been attacked

Answer explanation

This castle appears to have been attacked by dragons. (城堡似乎被龍攻擊。)

測驗S. + appear/seem後方接to V或to have Vpp.

後面動詞若比較早發生，用to have Vpp

castle(城堡) 一定是早就被攻擊過，才會這樣說

Carl appears _______ that beautiful girl with red hair; he can't take his eyes off her.

• liking

• liked

• to like

• to have liked

Answer explanation

本題測驗S + seem/appear + to +VR/have + p.p.....。

--> 因為前後動詞時間一致，所以用to V. (Carl 似乎喜歡上那女孩...)

*can’t take one’s eyes off sb. 目不轉睛地看……　

The old lady sat by the fireplace with her cat ______ quietly next to her.

• lay

• to lying

• to lie

• lying

Answer explanation

此為with + O + OC的句型。表示「貓咪躺在...」，貓咪cat可以主動躺，所以OC為V-ing，答案為lying　

In this game, a person with his or her eyes _______ has to spin around several times and then try to pin a tail onto a donkey.

• cover

• covering

• covered

• to cover

Answer explanation

此為with + O + OC的句型。

「他或她的雙眼被覆蓋」是被動動作，因此OC為p.p.，答案為covered　

If Dave had not made such a huge mistake in his recent project, he ____________ laid off by the manager yesterday.

• had not been

• would not have been

• would not be

• will not be

Answer explanation

本題測驗「與過去事實相反」的假設語氣

If + S + had + p.p...., S + would/could/might + have + p.p.....，主要子句須用過去式助動詞，其後再接完成式。

lay off 解僱　

If Ed had taken his father's advice to wait a few months, he ____________ the serious downturn in the stock market.

• did not encounter

• will not encounter

• will not have encountered

• would not have encountered

Answer explanation

本題測驗「與過去事實相反」的假設語氣If + S + had + p.p...., S + would/could/might + have + p.p.....，主要子句須用過去式助動詞，其後再接完成式。downturn 衰退　

____________ her newborn baby for the first time, the young mother shed tears of joy.

• Saw

• Seeing

• Sees

• Seen

Answer explanation

省略的主詞為the young mother，可以主動see，所以用Seeing

____________ of the dark in his bedroom, Johnny asked his mother to leave his light on all night.

• He was afraid

• Was afraid

• Afraid

• Be afraid

Answer explanation

本題測驗分詞構句Adj...., S + V....的用法，原從屬子句應為Because Johnny was afraid of the dark in his bedroom，在此簡化為分詞構句Being afraid of the dark in his bedroom，再省略being