Question

The dictionary is really useful. Every boy and girl _____ it and they each _____ to buy one.

A. like, want　　　　　　　 B. likes, wants

C. likes, want　　　　　　　 D. like, wants

 

Answer 1

C

因?yàn)榘从⒄Z(yǔ)習(xí)慣，every 后接兩個(gè)并列的單數(shù)名詞作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用單數(shù)，即第一空填 likes；而第二空要填復(fù)數(shù)動(dòng)詞 want，是因?yàn)槠淝暗闹髡Z(yǔ)是 they 而不是 each（each 為主語(yǔ)的同位語(yǔ)）。