核心问题
A. Was he carrying a weapon and if so, what kind of weapon? 他是否带着武器？如果他带着武器的话，那是什么武器呢？
B. What kind of a job are you going to take? 你想找个什么样的工作呢？
请问 what kind of 与 what kind of a... 哪个结构是正确的呢？
词典解答
以前曾有人反对使用 what kind of a，认为不定冠词 a 是多余的。但是使用 what kind of a (what sort of a) 这个结构的例子俯拾即是。
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You don't know what kind of a man he is. (Dreiser) 你不知道他是个什么样的人。
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What kind of a plant is this? 这是什么种类的植物？
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What sort of a girl is she? 她是什么样的女孩？
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What sort of a man is this Hallorson? (Galsworthy) 这个哈洛尔逊是怎样的人？
现代语言学家们指出,在某些情况下,what kind of 与 what kind of a 在意义上是有区别的。
- A. What kind of worker is he? (是询问他的职业或工种)
B. What kind of a worker is he? (是询问他的能力或品质)
- A. What kind of doctor is he? (是询问他的专业)
B. What kind of a doctor is he? (是询问他的能力)
- A. What kind of car is it? (是询问什么牌子的)
B. What kind of a car is it? (是询问质量如何)
- Learning he had a mother surprised me. I also felt anger against her. How could she aban-