一個看起來容易，但連英文老師都有不同答案的一題英文問題

oscar

There ____ a cat and a dog.
a) is
b) are

If you choose Answer a, it is because a cat is single.
If you choose Answer b, it is because a cat+a dog=2animals, 2 animals is plural.

So, what is the answer?

Stefan

this's a good question(I choose a)

rogergeot

a, too. (There is a cat and there is a dog.)

迷失的風兒

b) are
A cat and a dog are there.<--其實是這樣的，只是沒有人這樣寫...
所以應該是用are吧...因為a cat and a dog已經不是單數...

偶的英文很差，以上為偶的愚見．．．

Ron@MX

答案應該是a
因為只是計a cat
應該唔計a dog.
我計得我學過好似係。

細薯

i also choose B........but the true answer is??ng該開古ar~

Ron@MX

我頭先問過我補習老師，
佢話係 A。

迷失的風兒

Originally posted by 我想做好人 at 2004-4-21 11:29 PM:
答案應該是a
因為只是計a cat
應該唔計a dog.
我計得我學過好似係。

偶學藝未精，請問點解只係計a cat呢?

Ron@MX

佢話正如
"There are two boys and a girl"，
我老師話就算用 "are"，都只你關 "two boys"事，唔關 "a girl"事。
所以，這句也可寫成：
"There is a girl and two boys"

ben

Originally posted by 我想做好人 at 2004-4-21 11:29 PM:
答案應該是a
因為只是計a cat
應該唔計a dog.
我計得我學過好似係。

錯錯錯！
是答案是ａ
但你的解釋錯．
因為ａ　ｃａｔ同ａ　ｄｏｇ係兩個分別的單數～
所以用ｉｓ．
（我是澳洲來的香港人，
　　自小在澳洲大，
　不知道我的解釋對不對，
　但人地外國人是用”ｉｓ”的～）

[ Last edited by ben on 2004-4-24 at 08:28 AM ]