Terrible weather we are having,isn't it? (Book 3,L 4,P. 28)我们的英语教师在解释这个句子时说:句中的附加疑问句是一种不规则用法:因为附加疑问句的主语(it)跟句子的主语we不一致。
【答】 上面句子里的附加疑问句并非是不规则用法,而是规则用法,因为Terrible weather weare having系It is terrible weather (that) we are having的省略形式。很多人之所以把isn't it解释为不规则用法,是因为他们把Terrible weather we are having看成是we are having terri-ble weather的倒置形式的缘故。