Essay <41>－ No pain, No gain!

현재형의 문장에서 단수 주어와 복수 주어는 다른 형태의 동사를 사용한다는 일반적인 문법을 잘 알고 있을 것이다.

쉽게 여겨지는 문법에서 작문의 오류가 발생된다면 큰 점수의 손실이 발생된다.

초심의 마음으로 기본적인 것은 절대 실수하지 말도록 해야 한다.

▶ Rule 8 : 주어－동사의 일치에 집중하라.

1. 몇 개의 단어들에 의해 주어와 동사가 분리되었을 때:

Incorrect : The joys of climbing mountains，especially if one is a novice climber without the proper equipment，escapes me.

Correct : The joys of climbing mountains，especially if one is a novice climber without the proper equipment，escape me

2. 만약 주어가 정해져 있지 않는 대명사로 시작될 때:

Incorrect : A group of jockeys who have already finished the first race and who wish to have their pictures taken are blocking my view of the horses.

Correct : A group of jockeys who have already finished the first race and who wish o have their pictures taken is blocking my view of the horses.

3. 만약 주어가 한 개 이상의 명사로 구성될 때:

Incorrect : Karl，who is expert in cooking Hunan spicy duck，and George，who is expert in eating Hunan spicy duck，has combined their expertise to start a new restaurant.

Correct : Karl，who is expert in cooking Hunan spicy duck，and George，who is expert in eating Hunan spicy duck，has combined their expertise to start a new restaurant.

▶ 필수 Idioms :

to stop by : Let's stop by the supermarket and pick up a few grocery items

to come across : Jeff's boss comes across as a tough，unpleasant person，but actually Jeff says that he is a good employer

to stand a chance : The New York baseball team stands a good chance of winning the World Series this year

to take pains : She takes pains to do everything well: she's our best employee