Thomas hurried to the hospital,only______ that his parents had gone home already

问题描述:

Thomas hurried to the hospital,only______ that his parents had gone home already
Thomas hurried to the hospital,only______ that his parents had gone home already
A.told
B.telling
C.to tell
D.to be told
选哪个,

选D
有两个要点:
一个是不定式做结果状语.这是不定式的一种特殊用法,可表示令人意想不到的结果.
另外一个是用被动语态,因为Thomas作主语,与tell的关系是被动的.“别人告诉他说,他的父母已经回家了.”
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