The old man sold most of his belongings. He has scarcely ____ left in the house.
A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
我选了D,但有的同学告诉我选D是错误的。但不知错在何处。
应当牢牢记住: scarcely 是否定词, 应将它理解为“几乎不”, 而不要理解为“几乎”。由于 scarcely 具有否定意义, 因此, 在否定句中 scarcely 不能与其他否定词 no, not, none, nothing 连用:
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He scarcely knew a word of English. 他几乎连一个英语单词都不认识。
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I scarcely believed my eyes. 我几乎不敢相信我的眼睛。
由于含有 scarcely 的句子是否定句,所以应当选 C(anything)(参见 hardly )。
请做下面的英语试题:
Many young Americans didn't scarcely know about the terrible hardships that the European A
people suffered during the Second World War. (上海高考,94-33)