這個否定句要用something
有這樣一道題:“If you want a necklace, I’ll buy one for you at once.” “Oh, no. A necklace is not _________ that I need most.
A. anything B. something
C. nothing D. everything
【分析】此題【分析】容易誤選A,機械地套用以下規則:something 用於肯定句,anything 用於否定句或疑問句。當然此規則在通常情況下是有效的,但此句不屬通常用法。此題的最佳答案應是B,something 在此的意思不是“某種東西”,而是指“,而是指那種東西”或“這種東西”,即心中最想要的那種東西(相當於 the thing)。同樣地,下面幾題的最佳答案也是 something,而不是 anything:
(1) It’s not _________ that we want to talk about; let’s change the subject.
A. anything B. something
C. nothing D. everything
(2) It’s not _________ I enjoy; I do it purely out of a sense of duty.
A. anything B. something
C. nothing D. everything
(3) Self-control is not _________ that comes with your birth.
A. anything B. something
C. nothing D. everything
(4) This is not _________ that would disturb me anyway.
A. anything B. something
C. nothing D. everything