信箱里有一张装修商的传单,上面有这句话:
Exchange this leaflet for a free gift and also be entitle to a lucky draw with no purchase required.
这句话清楚吗?很清楚!问题是第二个并列分句的被动语态的动词形态entitle不对。为什么不对呢?这就要从主动语态(the active voice)和被动语态(the passive voice)的差别谈起。
在主动语态里,主语是动作的主角,如:
① I have just bought a new dictionary.
② They will invite you to dinner.
在被动语态里,宾语成为主角,原来的主语则靠边站,移至句后,如:
③ A new dictionary has just been bought by me.
④ You will be invited to dinner by them.
在被动语态的结构里,最重要的成分是接系动词be+主动词的过去分词(be+past participle of the principal verb)。③里的has been bought和④里的will be invited便是这个成分。根据这原则,be entitle就要改为be entitled才行。
现在多看看几个例子:
⑤ One must do the work properly.The work must be properly done.
⑥ Someone took down the pictures.The pictures were taken down.
⑦ Anne gave John a photo.John was given a photo by Anne.
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