Question

请解答这道题

12. Mary was punished by the headmaster. That was _____the school rules.
A. why B. because of C. the reason why D. because
给的答案是D。但是觉得不是那么回事。选别的，有宣布出来。希望大家帮忙研究研究

Answer 1

讨论一下，嗯，选D可以理解为rule在这里做动词。
That was because the school rules.
because 引导原因表语从句。这句话的意思是mary被headmaster惩戒了，这是因为学校苛刻的管理学生。that was because the school rules everything.
PS：
rule做动词有如下意思
verb
[with obj.]exercise ultimate power or authority over (an area and its people)
统治；管理；管辖（地方及其人民）
Latin America today is ruled by elected politicians.
拉丁美洲现在由当选的政治家管理。
[no obj.]the period in which Spain ruled over Portugal.
西班牙统治葡萄牙的时期。
■(of a feeling) have a powerful and restricting influence on (a person's life)
（感情）强烈影响（人的生活）；控制；支配；遏制
her whole life seemed to be ruled by fear.
她的整个生活似乎都被恐惧所抑制。
■[no obj.]be a dominant or powerful factor or force
起支配作用，占上风；居首位
[with complement]the black market rules supreme.
黑市占了上风。

还有一种可能就是也许你认为选B，如果选B的话这句话就很啰嗦了，虽然语法上也对。但是完全可以用一句话说：
12. Mary was punished by the headmaster because of (violating) the school rules.
因此选B也不合适。

Answer 2

B because of

Answer 3

答案确实是D
后面半句是省略句，
其实全句应该是：That was because （that he has done sth against） the school rules.
AC明显不对。B 不对， 因为后半句是主系表结构！

Answer 4

如果是 the school rules 是D rule做动词
如果是 the school's rules 就是B
because of 后面接名词 或者 名词短语

Answer 5

B

Answer 6

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