Question

By all _______, you must try every _______ to help him. A．mean, mean B．means, means C．me

By all _______, you must try every _______ to help him. A．mean, mean B．means, means C．means, mean D．mean, means

Answer 1

C

其实，means是一个单复数同形的名词，并且永远带有尾-s。换句话说，在表示“方式”、“方法”时，不存在mean这一形式(mean主要用作动词，表示“意思是”；也可用作名词，表示“中间”、“中庸”)。此题正确答案为C，by all means为习语，意为“一定”、“尽一切办法”。顺便说一句，means用作主语时，其谓语的数需根据句意来确定。