0214 TPS Spot the Error Contest－Answer and Explanation 你是挑錯的高手嗎? 正確解答
Answer: “is” should be “are.”
“The poetess’s asymmetrical allusions to God—she seems unwilling to directly concede God’s presence in her heart and mind—are a failure of poetcraft as well as conscience.”
Error: The person critiquing the poetess falls down in his subject-verb agreement. Plural subjects require plural verbs, and singular subjects require singular verbs. The subject of this sentence is a plural word, “allusions,” which does not agree with the singular verb, “is.” The correct combination is … “The poetess’s asymmetrical allusions … are a failure.” This writing mistake is No. 6 of 10 Common Writing Errors That Can Spell “Rejection” for Your Manuscript, which are posted elsewhere on The Published Scholar Fan page.
錯誤之處：這句話的作者對於女詩詞家的評論，疏忽了主動詞一致的文法規則。主詞是複數，就需要搭配複數動詞，同理，主詞是單數，需搭配單數動詞。本句的主詞為 “allusions”，為複數形，所以在原句中搭配單數動詞是不對的。正確的句法為 “The poetess’s asymmetrical allusions … are a failure …” 或是 “The poetess’s asymmetrical allusion …is a failure …”。 這樣的寫作錯誤可參照本專頁所張貼之「10 個導致退稿的常見寫作錯誤之六：“Be Careful When the Subject is an Indefinite Pronoun”」。
The winners of this week's prize are Welson Xiong, Michael Lin, and Ivan Tsai.
Thanks for everyone's participation in this week's Spot the Error Contest, it's been fun!
這次獲獎的粉絲為Welson Xiong, Michael Lin, and Ivan Tsai。
謝謝所有粉絲們參與本周的「你是挑錯的高手嗎?」活動，將實用、有意義的知識和大家交流與分享。
TPS Editorial Team
“The poetess’s asymmetrical allusions to God—she seems unwilling to directly concede God’s presence in her heart and mind—are a failure of poetcraft as well as conscience.”
Error: The person critiquing the poetess falls down in his subject-verb agreement. Plural subjects require plural verbs, and singular subjects require singular verbs. The subject of this sentence is a plural word, “allusions,” which does not agree with the singular verb, “is.” The correct combination is … “The poetess’s asymmetrical allusions … are a failure.” This writing mistake is No. 6 of 10 Common Writing Errors That Can Spell “Rejection” for Your Manuscript, which are posted elsewhere on The Published Scholar Fan page.
錯誤之處：這句話的作者對於女詩詞家的評論，疏忽了主動詞一致的文法規則。主詞是複數，就需要搭配複數動詞，同理，主詞是單數，需搭配單數動詞。本句的主詞為 “allusions”，為複數形，所以在原句中搭配單數動詞是不對的。正確的句法為 “The poetess’s asymmetrical allusions … are a failure …” 或是 “The poetess’s asymmetrical allusion …is a failure …”。 這樣的寫作錯誤可參照本專頁所張貼之「10 個導致退稿的常見寫作錯誤之六：“Be Careful When the Subject is an Indefinite Pronoun”」。
The winners of this week's prize are Welson Xiong, Michael Lin, and Ivan Tsai.
Thanks for everyone's participation in this week's Spot the Error Contest, it's been fun!
這次獲獎的粉絲為Welson Xiong, Michael Lin, and Ivan Tsai。
謝謝所有粉絲們參與本周的「你是挑錯的高手嗎?」活動，將實用、有意義的知識和大家交流與分享。
TPS Editorial Team
Posted at 2012-04-06 10:58:47
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