ENGLISH GRAMMAR 21
- S + V(=近く動詞) + O + C(=動詞の原型)
a. Did you hear a dog bark last night?
b. I watch her turn from the chase to the machine.
c. She felt something touch her back. - It seems [looks] + as ifで始まる節
a. It seems as if we are going to win this time.
b. For a moment it looks as if she is going to ignore the music.
*as ifの後に仮定法を用いることもある
It seems as if the rain would never stop. - 主語と動詞の一致
a. Ten dollars is a lot of money in this family.
b. Six months is a long time to wait.
*主語が複数形でもまとまった単位として単数扱い
cf. Six months have passed since the baby was born.
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