1. 不定詞可以當句子的主詞,如「To eat breakfast is good to our health.」(吃早餐有益身體健康。) |
2. 但是英文裡有「假主詞-it」,可以放在句子開頭,用來代替真正的主詞,而真正的主詞則放到最後。 |
3. 因為英文的句子比較習慣「頭輕腳重」,尤其是主詞很長的句子,一定都把真主詞擺到最後,用「假主詞it」開頭。 |
e.g. 1It is + 形容詞/名詞 + (for人) + to + 原形動詞 It is not convenient for me to take a bus to school. (我搭公車到學校不方便。)= To take a bus to school is not convenient for me. ※(it = take a bus to school) (╳) I am not convenient to take a bus to school. ※ 這裡的形容詞不是用來形容人,是用來形容事物的,所以不能以人當主詞後面加形容詞。 |
e.g, 2It is + 形容詞 + (of人) + to + 原形動詞 It is so rude of you to come in without knocking on the door. (你沒敲門就進來真是沒禮貌。) = To come in without knocking on the door is so rude of you. (不常用) ※ (it = to come in without knocking on the door)= You are so rude to come in without knocking the door. ※ 這裡的形容詞都是用來形容人,所以能夠以人當主詞,後面加形容詞。 |
* 補充說明:「for」與「of」後面加受格 「for」與「of」都是介系詞,所以後面的代名詞都要用受格: (○)It is good for him to take part in the activity. (╳)It is good for he to take part in the activity. |