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三、表语

表语通常紧挨着系动词,位于系动词之后,用来说明主语的成分。

She is a girl. girl是表语

The weather turns cold. cold是表语

The skies grow dark. dark是表语

要提醒大家的是:系动词前边的主语和后边的表语必须匹配并且符合常理。

1. Old people aged 65 and over were 25%. 错误句子

2. Eating too much junk food becomes obese easily. 错误句子

Old people aged 65 and over were 25%.

老人不可以是25%,were前边的主语和后边的表语逻辑不匹配。

正确:The proportion of old people aged 65 and over was 25%.

Eating too much junk food becomes obese easily.

只有人才能变胖,吃垃圾食品这件事情不可以变胖。系动词become前边的主语和后边的表语在逻辑上不匹配。

正确:Eating too much junk food causes people to become obese easily.