老师两个句型:
It is the first timethat...与 Itis the first time for sb to do sth;
句中的划线部门是定语成分么,他们不是做形式主语的吧?
关于 It is the first time for sb to do sth. 国内语法书和英语教学都未提及这个结构不符合英语表达习惯,因此多次出目前国内英语辅导书的例句中。
但《牛津词典》和《实用英语使用方法指南》都明确指出这种结构为错误。
《指南》则进一步指出,序数词+名词+不定式作定语,只有名词与不定式为逻辑主谓关系时才能,其它如动宾关系、动状关系的不定式不可以作被序数词修饰的名词的定语,而要改用that从句作定语。比如:
Tom is the first student to hand in the paper. (不定式与student 为主谓关系。正确)。
That was the first time for Tom to solve such a difficult math problem. (不定式与time为动状关系。错误。应改为定语从句)
That was the first time that Tom had solved such a difficult math problem.
至于序数词前不是定冠词,而是物主代词,即sbs first time,语料库例句显示,后接doing形式,远多于后接不定式。有老外觉得后接不定式为错误。比如:
This/It is my first time visiting China. 语料库很多类似例句。老外觉得结构正确。
This/It is my first time to visit China. 语料库仅有极个别例句。老外觉得结构错误。