【问】
I’ve told you many ____ time not to ride your bike on the pavement.
答案:a
问题:many后为什么用a?
【答】
many a是固定搭配,意为“许多”,但形式是单数,做主语时,按“单数”搭配谓语动词,如:
- Many a good man has been destroyed by drink. 许多好人都毁在了饮酒上。
- Many a mother tries to act out her unrealized dreams through her daughter. 许多母亲都试图通过女儿实现她们未能实现的梦想。
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