有读者问这样的话:
(1)Mr Howe fell ill. So Miss Brown took his class yesterday.
句中的 fell 是什么词?是不是系动词?
是的, fell 在此是系动词,其后有形容词 ill 作表语。它是 fall 的过去式。fall 作为系动词的意思相当于become, 再如:
(2)He fell silent.
(3)Keep awake; don't fall asleep.
(4)The rope fell short.
(5)The horse fell lame.
系动词 fall 之后亦可接 victim, prey 等名词, 如:
(6)He fell victim to persecution.
(7)He fell a prey to the plague.
系动词,按其使用范围来说,可分为两大类: 第一类系动词经常用作系动词,其使用范围较广,如常见的 be, appear, look, seem, smell, sound, taste, feel, remain, keep, become, get, grow, prove, turn 等; 第二类系动词只是偶尔用作系动词,其使用范围较小,后面只可跟有限的词语,如burn (后常接 low 等), loom (后只接 large), play (rough), rest (assured), stand (firm), blush (bright, red), run (wild),spring (open)等。 fall (后常接 ill, silent, asleep 等)应属于第二类。
