中式英语之鉴:苹果坏了四分之三

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252. 苹果坏了四分之三。

中式英语之鉴:苹果坏了四分之三


[误] Three-fourths of the apples was ruined.


[正] Three-fourths of the apples were ruined.

英语以分数为主语时,由其后接的名词决定动词的单复数,例句中的 apples 为复数,故动词应改为复数的 were。但 Three-fourths of the crop was ruined.(四分之三的收成都毁了。)