Twitterより。選択問題：母はクリスマスに向けて、たくさんの贈り物や食べ物を用意して、いつも準備万端です。私たちはいつもすばらしい時間を過ごします。空欄には prepared / prepares / preparing のどれを入れますか。
The Answers Are: prepares (a), preparing (c), prepared (a)
Explanation:
After 'always', a simple tense verb, we can have a past tense or a present tense verb. If we look at the end of the sentence, we see 'we always have a wonderful time', meaning this is the present, not the past--so we need a present tense verb after always--so the answer to the first option is 'prepares'.
After 'by' we need a gerund, because by introduces nouns of process or conveyance and actual things; think of how we say 'go by train', 'solve the problem by using calculus', the cat reached the window by jumping.
After 'is always' we need an adjective form or a continuous verb form, because 'is', a linking verb, and 'always' as an adverb require a description or a habitual action, but the choices offer only one 'ing' option and it is needed elsewhere!
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From Twitter:Choose: Mom
always __ for Christmas Day
by __ many gifts and lots of food. Yes, she
is always well-__ for that most special of days. And--we always have a wonderful time.
a. prepared
b. prepares
c. preparing
The Answers Are: prepares (a), preparing (c), prepared (a)
Explanation:
After 'always', a simple tense verb, we can have a past tense or a present tense verb. If we look at the end of the sentence, we see 'we always have a wonderful time', meaning this is the present, not the past--so we need a present tense verb after always--so the answer to the first option is 'prepares'.
After 'by' we need a gerund, because by introduces nouns of process or conveyance and actual things; think of how we say 'go by train', 'solve the problem by using calculus', the cat reached the window by jumping.
After 'is always' we need an adjective form or a continuous verb form, because 'is', a linking verb, and 'always' as an adverb require a description or a habitual action, but the choices offer only one 'ing' option and it is needed elsewhere!
解答・解説の日本語訳
順に prepares、preparing、prepared。always の後は文脈に合う時制の動詞を使います。最後に「いつも楽しく過ごす」と現在形で述べているため、最初は現在形の prepares。by の後には方法を表す動名詞 preparing を置きます。is always well- の後は「十分に準備ができている」という状態を表す過去分詞 prepared です。
