有一读者问到这样一道选择题:
To plant the tree, we must dig _____.
A. a three feet deep hole
B. a hole three feet deep
C. three-foot-deep a hole
D. a three-feet deep hole
答案是B,为什么?
three feet deep须置于a hole之后。如置于hole之前,则须用连字符,如a three-foot-deep hole(多用foot,但也有人用feet)。A和D未用连字符或未全用连字符,故不妥;C中的a的位置不对,应移至整个名词短语之首。
