题目

SAT改进句子题
Behind the house there is just one broken-down shed and one pile of rubble that need to be carted away.
划线部分为 there is just one broken-down shed and one pile of rubble that
A.there is just one broken-down shed and one pile of rubble that
B.was a broken-down shed and one pile of rubble which
C.stand a broken-down shed and one pile of rubble that
D.are a broken-down shed and one pile of rubble that
E.you will have found a broken-down shed and one pile of rubble which

提问时间：2021-01-23

答案

答案 D.构成倒装句：主语是 a broken-down shed and one pile of rubble that need to be carted away,谓语是系表结构 Behind the house are.表语 behind the house 置于系动词 are 前了.

A 不简洁；B 时态问题；C 最强干扰项,stand 与 shed 挺搭配,但 one pile of rubble 应与 lie 搭配 (有人会拿 zeugma 当理由来反驳,但 zeugma 一般只用于非学术语言中).E 不简洁,时态也不妥.

为什么过去时不对?因为未打底线的部分中 need (不是情态动词,而是实义动词) 是现在时,说明答题者应循着现在时去考虑,排除 B；用表示 “将来某时业已完成的动作或行为” 的将来完成时毫无道理,排除 E.

为什么把主语看成单数不对?因为未打底线的部分中 need (不是情态动词,而是实义动词) 用的是原形,而非第三人称单数,说明被修饰的是复数 (即是 a broken-down shed and one pile of rubble,而此部分正好是主语的核心部分,这也说明答题者应循着主语是复数的方向去考虑,再次排除 B.