[問題] 大全987- Q922

[dibert8]

922. When rates were raised in 1985, postal service officials predicted they would make further rate increases unnecessary for at least three years.

(A) they would make further rate increases unnecessary
(B) they would mean that further rate increases would not be needed
(C) that it would not be necessary for further rate increases
(D) that the increase would make further rate increases unnecessary
(E) further rate increases will not be needed




Ans: D

覺得 (C) 比較簡潔; it 為虛主詞
(D) 重複 increase 感覺不甚簡潔,然而它是不是具有什麼正確答案的長相呢?

[hwatai]

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當主詞為不定詞片語或是that子句時，通常會把it放在句首主詞的位置當作主詞使用，身為真正主詞的不定詞片語或是that子句，則會放在述語的後方。

(1) It is fun to meet new people. 認識不同的人很有趣。
真正的主詞是to meet new people

(2) It is important that you follow the rules. 遵守規則是重要的。
真正的主詞是that you follow the rules

回到本題(C)that it would not be necessary for further rate increases
it後缺少不定式或that子句，只有介系詞片語，不符合虛主詞的使用條件


以下順便附帶

虛受詞it
I think it difficult to solve all the questions.
真正的受詞

I found it surprising that she didn’t know his name.
真正的受詞

SVOC句型的句子使用不定詞片語或是that子句當作受詞時，述語動詞(V) 和受格補語(C) 如果分開，句子的結構就不容易瞭解，所以要把形式上的受詞it放在受詞的位置，而作為真正受詞的不定詞片語或是that子句則要放在補語的後方。

常使用虛受詞為it的主要動詞有：find, think, make, take, consider, believe等。

source: www.cc.ntut.edu.tw/~wwwmedia/course/Han ... t_1_03.doc

[dibert8]

感謝提供虛詞資訊!
之前做這一題考慮 (C) 時其實有個疑問: 介係詞片語 for...可不可以作虛主詞 it 指代的對象? 現在完全理解:不可以!
似乎是這樣:虛主詞/受詞指代的對象本身就要具備主詞/受詞的功能. i.e. 必須是名詞.