From Twitter
You're going to NYCーthe greatest city in the world! Butーyou don't know where the Kendo schools are or where to stay!
Fill in:
Yuniko: I need __ find __ hotel, and __ Kendo school.
Ken: I can help you find ____ schools and hotel_!
a. some
b. a
c. the
d. to
e. s
日本語訳
写真はニューヨークの52丁目付近から南を見た６番街。これからニューヨークへ行きますが、剣道の道場や宿泊先を探さなければなりません。ユニコ「ホテルと剣道の学校を見つけたい」。ケン「学校やホテルをいくつか探すのを手伝えるよ」。to / a / some / s を空欄に入れてください。
Answers:
Yuniko: I need _to_ find _a_ hotel, and _a_ Kendo school.
Ken: I can help you find __some__ schools and hotel_s_!
Explanation:
1. We need 'to' in front of find, because it comes after need (a helping verb); in these situations we use infinitives ('to' + the Verb). 'Need' is the verbーso after need we need a noun (as object of the verb); an infinitive is a noun form of a verb (but because we know it is the noun form of a verb implying action to be taken or done, we call it "a Verbal," too).
Just remember:
Want + t0+ Verb
3. We need a in front of hotel and Kendo school to let the listener know that we are talking about a non-specific entity (someone or something the listener doesn't know exactly about or hasn't heard about yetーin the conversationーa new thing.
3. We use 'some' and 's' together, because no 'a' comes before School and hotel (and there is no space for you to fill in those letters), so we know the speaker is talking about more than on school and more than one hotel.
解答・解説の日本語訳
順に to、a、a、some、s。「I need to find ...」は「見つける必要がある」。初めて話題に出す、特定していない一軒のホテルや一つの剣道教室には a を付けます。複数の候補を探すなら some schools and hotels となり、名詞に複数形の s が必要です。原文の need の品詞に関する説明などには編集確認が必要ですが、元の英語は変更していません。