Question

一道英语难题

I didn't expect____such a large audience at the first performance of the ope
A. there were B there being C.there to be D.there had
选C,求解释

Answer 1

. There be 句型的不定式形式和分词及动名词形
式：
1) There to be 是不定式形式，可以用在要求不定式作宾语的及
物动词后：
We don’t want there to be any comrade lagging behind.
Would you like there to be a meeting to discuss the problem?
I expect there to be no argument about this.
I should prefer there to be no discussion of my private affairs.
2) 单独使用不定式作实际主语时，应当用 for there to be 的
形式：
It is impossible for there to be any more.
3) 不定式形式作状语时，应当用for there to be 的形式：
For there to be successful communication, there must be
attentiveness and involvement in the discussion itself by all
present.
3) There being 是分词的独立结构形式和动名词复合结构形
式，它们分别用作状语和宾语：
There being nobody else at hand, I had to do it by myself.
There being nothing else to do, I went home. （分词）
I never dreamt of there being a picture on the wall.
I was wrong about there being some misunderstanding between
us. （动名词）

There be 句型的定语从句形式： There be 句型作定语从句时，引导从句的关系代词可以省略：
This is the only one (that) there is.
You’ve seen all (that) there is to see.
James was the only man there was to see it.
I hope this dictionary will prove of more use than any of its
kind there has ever been.

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A项为什么不对呢

Answer 2

首先是there be结构，D不对
expect to do 这是固定结构，C不对
本句的主句是 I did not expect something
谓语动词为expect
there be 作为非谓语使用，因而不是A

Answer 3

这是固定的结构，出现expect后面的独立主格就用to be 形式的。

Answer 4

同意楼上