John, with his brothers, is/are (?)
To this new country have come Daniel Murphey with his wife and five children, three college
students, two of them are about five or seven. (TOEFL)
《TOEFL、GRE 解题词典》(p. 193) 指出, 应将 have come 改为 came。这是不是说 come 不能用于现在完成时?
首先应当指出,将 have come 改为 came,句子是正确的,但这并不意味着 come 不能用于现在完成时。请看下面的实例:
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I've come to say good-bye. (Shaw) 我是来道别的。
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A woman with two children has come. 一位妇女带着两个孩子来了。
由此看来,上面的句子的错误并不在时态上,而是在其他方面。
英语语法里有一条规则:单数名词 名词,其谓语动词在正式英语里应使用单数。
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John, with his brothers, was responsible for the loss. 约翰同他的兄弟们对这次损失负责。
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A teacher, with his students, is seeing an English film. 一位教师跟他的学生们正在看一部英语电影。
请做下面的英语试题:
The athlete, together with his coach and several relatives, are traveling to the Olympic Games.