Question

一道英语选择题？

题目如图，这是个强调句型，还原后是the ability to do the job matters not where you come from or what you are.这里面matter显然做动词，如果否定句的话不应该是dosen't matter吗？为什么是matters not？这是什么结构？

Answer 1

原句是：The ability to do the job matters, not xxxx；这里的not xxxx是xxx does not matters的省略，注意，xxx才是matters的主语，不是宾语！换个例子：I am the person who made the money, not you!（也就是：You are not the person xxxx）

Answer 2

你还原的是不对的。
原句是It is A not B结构，相当于A的是the ability to do the job，相当于B的是where you come from or what you are.
还原后应该是
The ability to do the job matters, but where you come from or what you are does not.

Answer 3

这句话的结构是the ability to do the job, not where you come from or what you are, matters.

Answer 4

一道英语选择题。有一个英语试题，有一个秘诀就是。三短一长选最长三长一短选最短。

Answer 5

不是这样理解吧,重新断句一下
It is the ability to do the job that matters, not where you come from or what you are.
如果用doesn't matter的话可以说
It is the ability to do the job, doesn't matter where you come from or what you are.