連立完成問題26　他動詞の自動詞化

英語問題の『何が問われているのか？』を判断して、『適確に解を導く』練習をしましょう。

これまでに学んできた知識をフルに発揮して取り組んでください。

《演習問題》

136. Young people often listen to this song.
This song is often ( )( ) by young people.

137. My friend told me the news.
The news was ( )( )( ) by my friend.

138. My sister’s birthday is January 20th.
My sister ( )( ) on January 20.

139. American history is interesting to me.
I’m ( )( ) American history.

140. The girl was so kind that she opened the door for me.
The girl was ( )( )( ) open the door for me.

《解説》

136. Young people often listen to this song.
This song is often ( listened )( to ) by young people.

『能動態の目的語を主語に立てた文が、受動態』

・上の文で「this dong」を目的語にするためには「自動詞＋前置詞＝他動詞」と考えて、次のように区切ります。
・ Young people / often listen to / this song.
S V O
→ This song / is often listen to / by young people.
S V M

『副詞の位置：(1)文末 (2)強調のための文頭 (3)be動詞の後、一般動詞の前』

137. My friend told me the news.
The news was ( told )( to )( me ) by my friend.

「SVOOからSVOへの変換をしてから考える」

My friend / told / me / the news.
= My friend / told / the news / to me.
→ The news / was told / to me / by my friend.

138. My sister’s birthday is January 20th.
My sister ( was )( born ) on January 20.

「妹の誕生日は1月20日→妹は1月20日に生まれた」

『birth day → be born』

139. American history is interesting to me.
I’m ( interested )( in ) American history.

『interest は、ものが主語で能動分詞、人が主語で受動分詞』(重要)

『be interested in ～：～に興味がある』

140. The girl was so kind that she opened the door for me.
The girl was ( kind )( enough )( to ) open the door for me.

『so ～ that S (can) …＝～enough to …』
『so ～ that S can’t …＝too ～ to …』