将单数句变为复数句,通常要遵循的规则是:变、删、留。
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变:将单数句中的指示代词、人称代词、物主代词、名词及动词变为对应的复数形式,如this→these, that→those, he / she / it→they, I→we, my→our, his / her /
its→their, am / is →are, does→do等。
删:将单数句中的不定冠词a / an删掉。 如:That is a watch. → Those are watches.
留:保留单数句中的形容词、定冠词 the、副词、疑问词、介词等。如:
This is a nice book.→These are nice books.
What is that?→What are those?
The boy in red is my cousin.→The boys in red are our cousins.
He usually does his homework at home.
→They usually do their homework at home.
要将复数句变为单数句时,逆向进行转换即可。