老师说下面的句子有错:
There was one interesting thing happened in her first class.
错就错在句中将过去分词 happened 用作了后置定语。由于过去分词作后置定语表示被动,而这里的 happen 是个不及物动词,不能表示被动,所以错了。但我想:为何必须要把这个过去分词理解为“表被动”呢?为何不能把这个过去分词理解为“过去发生的动作”呢?
There was one interesting thing happened in her first class.
= There was one interesting thing that happened in her first class.
【参考译文】她第一节课就发生了件趣事。
【参考分析】这是正确的句子。只是happened 不是过去分词,而是定从的谓语动词:一个过去式。在 There be 结构中的定从,其主语可以被省略:
There is a table [ ] stands in the corner. 墙角放着一张桌子。
There must be something can be done. 肯定可以做些什么。
There is no one could be so sad. 没人能这样伤感。
【建议提示】作为中学生,最好用以下表达方法为佳:
There was one interesting thing that happened in her first class.
There was one interesting thing happening in her first class.