最近在回答一些學生的問題發現, 有些人訓練修辭的時候不太去研究為何句子會這樣寫, 為何正確答案比較好, 而硬去背一些套路, 像是, and是不是一定平衡三個? ,and後面是不是一定有主詞? being或there be是不是看到就一定錯?
這樣不求原因而只求技巧的訓練對增加實力是沒幫助的, 記住AT就像是智力測驗一樣, 重點在考分析能力, 背公式只會讓腦袋僵化, 無法訓練分析能力.
下面這題就是拿來破除有些人的迷思, 什麼, and後面一定要加主詞, 下面這題就沒有補出主詞
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Whereas the honeybee’s stinger is heavily barbed and cannot be retracted from the skin, because the yellow jacket has a comparatively smooth stinger, it is therefore able to be pulled out and used again.
A. because the yellow jacket has a comparatively smooth stinger, it is therefore able to be pulled out and used
B. the comparative smoothness of the yellow jacket’s stinger allows them to pull it out and then can therefore use it
C. the yellow jacket’s stinger is comparatively smooth, and can therefore be pulled out and used
但是為何and前面會有逗號呢? 那是因為whereas表達對比, 只針對主要子句前半段內容the yellow jacket’s stinger is comparatively smooth作對比, 並沒有對and can therefore be pulled out and used...這句表達對比, 用逗號目的是把它們區隔開來
