四道易错连词语法题分析

四道易错连词语法题分析

1. I’m sorry, _____ I won’t be able to come tonight.

A. for                                                     B. and

C. but                                                   D. then

【陷阱】容易误选A，因为空格后的句子是用以说明 I’m sorry 的原因的，所以便想当然地认为要选for来表示原因。

【分析】事实上，I’m sorry 后习惯上不接表示原因的连词 for，而接表示转折的连词 but（也可省略 but），用以委婉地提出一个使对方不快的事实。又如：

Oh, sorry, but she’s out. 哦，不好意思，她出去了。

I’m sorry, but I have to disagree. 对不起，我不敢苟同。

I’m sorry, but I have already had another appointment. 对不起，我已经有约会了。

注：I’m sorry 后虽然不能接表原因的连词for，但却可接介词 for。如：

I’m sorry for shouting at you. 对不起冲你嚷嚷了。

I am sorry for what I said to you. 我后悔不该对你讲那些话。

2. The point is not who said the words, _____ they are true or not.

A. but whether                                    B. and whether

C. but how                                           D. and how

【陷阱】几个干扰项均有可能误选。

【分析】最佳答案为A。此题涉及两个搭配：一是 not … but …（不是……而是……），二是 whether … or not (是否)。请看类例：

He was not an actor, who often appeared on stage, _____ a writer, writing stories.

A. but                                                    B. and

C. then                                                 D. so

答案选A，主要考查 not … but … 结构。

3. Just because they make more money than I do, _____ they seem to look down on me.

A. so                                                     B. and

C. but                                                   D. 不填

【陷阱】但容易误选A，将汉语的“因为……所以……”直译为 because … so …。

【分析】此题正确答案为D，但是按英语语法，because 为从属连词，用以引导原因状语从句，它表明整个句子为复合句；而 so 在表示“所以”时，它是并列连词，用以连接两个简单句使之成为并列句。由于在同一句中既用了从属连词 because，又用了并列连词 so，使得该句一半像复合句，一半像并列句，从而导致错误。正确的做法是，任意去掉 because 和 so 中的一个，使之要么成为复合句，要么成为并列句。

4. When the last prize had been awarded _____ everybody cleared off.

A. and                                                  B. so

C. or                                                      D. 不填

【陷阱】容易想当然地误选A。

【分析】句首 when 引导的是一个时间状语从句，它暗示整个句子为复合句；而so, and, or 为并列连词，无论选哪一个，都表明整个句子为并列句，从而导致前后矛盾，所以A、B、C均不能选择。此题正确答案选D，everybody cleared off 为整个复合句的主句。请看类似例子：

(1) If wishes were horses, _____ beggars would ride.

A. and                                                  B. so

C. or                                                      D. 不填

(2) If I’m mistaken, _____ you are mistaken too.

A. so                                                     B. and

C. or                                                      D. 不填

(3) Just before I left London, _____ I sent him a telegram.

A. and                                                  B. so

C. or                                                      D. 不填

(4) After they had each said a few words, _____ Lloyd George took the floor.

A. and                                                  B. so

C. or                                                      D. 不填

答案均选D，空格前分别为 if, when, before, after 引导的状语从句，空格后为整个复合句的主句。