a. Jim is at the door. ______ wants to see you.
b. Someone is at the door. ______ must be Jim.
A. That, It B. It, He C. He, It D. Who, He
此題應(yīng)選C。第a. 句填代詞 he,是因?yàn)榍懊嬉痪溆昧?/span>Jim這一身份和性別都很明確的名詞;第b. 句填代詞it,是因?yàn)榍懊嬉痪淞?/span>someone這一指代不明確的代詞。
一般說(shuō)來(lái), 在指代身份或性別明確的人時(shí), 通常要根據(jù)情況用代詞he/she;若是指代身份或性別不明的人, 則用代詞it:
I don’t know who it is. 我不知道那是誰(shuí)。
A tall man stood up and shook hands with her. It was the general manager. 一個(gè)高個(gè)子站起來(lái)同她握了手,他是總經(jīng)理。
Someone must have been here. But we have no idea who it was. 一定有人來(lái)過(guò),但我們不知道是誰(shuí)。
There was somebody standing in front of the shop, but I couldn’t see who it was. 商店前站著一個(gè)人,但我沒(méi)看清是誰(shuí)。
A: Who has let out the secret? 是誰(shuí)泄漏了密秘?
B: It must be a big mouth. 一定是個(gè)快嘴。
A: I hear a knock at the door. 我聽(tīng)見(jiàn)有人在敲門(mén)。
B: It must be the postman. 一定是郵遞員來(lái)了。
A: Do you know who that is? 你知道那個(gè)人是誰(shuí)嗎?
B: I suppose it is Mary’s father. 我想那是瑪麗的父親。