365句掌握初中英语语法
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037 In wine there is truth.酒后吐真言。

语法点 “there+be+主语”句型

说明

1.这个句型被称为存在句,属于英语五种基本句型之一的“主语 +不及物动词”句型。

2.位于句首的there是一种功能词,本身没有意义,只在句中起着担任形式主语的语法作用;谓语be为不及物动词,作“存在”解。主语通常由带不定冠词、零冠词或其它表示非确定意义的限定词的名词担任,句中通常带地点或时间状语。如:

There is much to be said on both sides.公说公有理,婆说婆有理。

There are no birds of this year in last year's nests.去年的巢里现在没有鸟了。/时过境迁。

填空练习

1.该说话时说话,该沉默时沉默。

There ______ a time to speak and a time to be silent.

2.愚蠢的买主多于愚蠢的卖主。

There ______ more foolish buyers than foolish sellers.

(答案:1. is 2. are)

Mother: There were two pies in the cupboard(碗橱)this morning and now there is only one. Can you explain that?

Sam: Well, it was so dark, I didn't see the other one.

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