例句來源:Advanced French Grammar (McGraw-Hill)
文法參考:Advanced French Grammar (Cambridge)
抽選練習:Rewrite the sentences by replacing the underlined clauses with one or two pronouns. Be sure to identifiy the correct construction of the verb.
(= They are too selfish to care about other people's problems.)
正確答案:Ne t'y appuie pas.
OR: Ne t'appuie pas dessus.
錯誤示範:Ils sont trop égoïstes pour en se soucier.
分析要點:
概念分析:
= preposition other than à and de
Unlike à and de, pour cannot be replaced by a pronoun directly. It must remain in the sentence. In this case, you cannot use any pronouns at all to replace the infinitive clause (se soucier des problèmes des autres).
Thus, modification of sentence structure by changing the main verb is necessary.
S'appuyer à (to lean to) is adopted in the modal answer.
So now the sentence is as below:
Ne t'appuie pas aux problèmes des autres. (= Don't lean to other people's problems)
OR: Ne t'appuie pas dessus problèmes des autres. (= Don't lean on other people's problems.
pattern: à + noun
When you recognise the pattern of à + thing, y is used to replace them.
Ne t'y appuie pas.
It is a different story for the alternative answer. The pattern is like this:
OR: dessus + noun
Ne t'appuie pas dessus.
To sum up, when doing this type of question, you need to identify the preposition first to see if the main verb has to be changed. After selecting an appropriate verb, think of the preposition and the nature of things followed for choosing a relevant pronoun. Be careful on the word order and the end of the sentence.