連立完成問題12　最上級の書き換え

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《演習問題》

56. No other season is as hot as summer.
      Summer is the (      ) season.

57. My brother can swim better than I.
      I (      ) swim as (      )(      ) my brother.

58. Do they speak Chinese in Singapore?
      Is Chinese (      ) in Singapore?

59. She didn’t invite us.
      We (      )(      ) by her.

60. Did her daughter open the box?
      (      ) the box (      ) by her daughter?

《解説》

56. No other season is as hot as summer.
      Summer is the ( hottest ) season.

「他のどの季節より暑くはない→最も暑い」

『最上級の書き換え』
「No other+単数名詞 as ～ as …：… 比較級 than any other+単数名詞」

Summer is the hottest season.
= Summer is hotter than any other season.
= No other season is as hot as summer.

57. My brother can swim better than I.
      I ( can’t ) swim as ( well )( as ) my brother.

「私の兄はより上手に泳げる→私は上手に泳げない」

『比較は、後ろのasやthanの前までで、事実がわかる』

58. Do they speak Chinese in Singapore?
      Is Chinese ( spoken ) in Singapore?

『普通の文の、目的語を主語にした文は、受動態』

『疑問文でわかりにくい場合には、肯定文になおして考えるとよい』

    Do they speak Chinese in Singapore?
→ They speak Chinese in Singapore.
→ Chinese is spoken in Singapore (by them).
　「Chineseは３人称・単数で、文の時制は現在すよ！」
→ Is Chinese spoken in Singapore (by them)?

『一般の人々を表す we, they, people などの動作主は省略する』

59. She didn’t invite us.
      We ( weren’t )( invited ) by her.

『受動態の否定文』

「否定文でわかりにくい場合も、肯定文になおして考えるとよい』

　 She didn’t invite us.
→ She invited us.
→ We were invited by her.
　「時制は過去ですね！」
→ We were not invited by her.

60. Did her daughter open the box?
     ( Was ) the box ( opened ) by her daughter?

『受動態の疑問文』

『疑問文でわかりにくい場合には、肯定文になおして考えるとよい』

　 Did her daughter open the box?
→ Her daughter opened the box.
→ The box was opened by her daughter.
　「The boxは３人称・単数で、文の時制は過去です」
→ Was the box opened by her daughter?