问题补充:
The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with the .
A. 20 dollars remained
B. 20 dollars to remain
C. remained 20 dollars
D. remaining 20 dollars
答案:
A. 20 dollars remained
B. 20 dollars to remain
C. remained 20 dollars
(答案→)D. remaining 20 dollars
解析:由于 remain 为不及物动词,所以包含过去分词 remained的A和C不宜选(因为两者均含有被动意味);选项B也不宜选,不定式to remain 用作修饰 20 dollars 的后置定语,由于彼此之间有逻辑上的动宾关系,故不妥(因为 remain 不及物)。现在分词remaining 的意思是“剩下的”。