【DME】今日の学び_20100911

English Method

今日はLesson21の途中からLesson22の途中まで。

・Do any of your aunts and uncles live in this town?
  - No, none of my aunts or uncles live in this town.

・’The teacher is reading a book.’ Which word is the subject?
  - ‘The teacher’ is the subject.

・When do we use a pronoun?
  - We use a pronoun when we don’t use a noun.

・What are the object pronouns?
  - The object pronouns are: me, you, him, her, it, us, you and them.

・Do you ever eat rice?
  - Yes, I sometimes eat rice.

・Do you often eat cherries?
  - No, I don’t often eat cherries.

・How many yen make a dollar?
  - About 90 yen make a dollar.

前回勉強したとろで

・Can you hear him speaking?
  - No, I can’t hear him speaking.

という文があって、これって「Can you hear his speaking?」じゃないの？と思ってたが
『ハートで感じる英文法～会話編～』を読んで謎がとける。

これ、「知覚構文」いわゆるピボット、なんだよね。

I can him　＋　him speaking. →　話している彼が見える

後ろの文が並んでいるというわけで。

なるほどぉぉぉぉ。とても理解できたぁ。