take place等能用於被動語態嗎
請看下面的題:
Great changes __________ in China since 1978.
A. have taken place B. took place C. have been taken place D. were taken place
此題應選A。首先要排除C,D,因為take place(發生)是不及物動詞,所以不能用被動語態;另一方面,因為句子中的since 1978,所以句子宜用現在完成時A。
大家知道,不及物動詞沒有被動語態(因為不及物動詞沒有賓語,轉換成被動語態便沒有主語)。但這裡要注意的是:由於受漢語的影響,有些不及物動詞很容易被考生誤認為是及物動詞,從而誤用被動語態。這類易用錯的動詞主要的有take place 發生 / happen 發生 / come about 發生 / breakout 爆發 / appear出現 / disappear 消失 / last 持續 等)。
他出什麼事了?
誤:What was [is] happened to him?
正:What has happened to him?
每四年舉行一次選舉。
誤:Elections are taken place every four years.
正:Elections take place every four years.
我不知道這事是怎麼發生的。
誤:I don’t know how this thing was come about.
正:I don’t know how this thing came about.
夜裡起了一起火災。
誤:A fire was broken out during the night.
正:A fire broke out during the night.
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