学员疑问:There is no material in any language today or in the earliest records of ancient languages show us language in a new and emerging state. 这个句子中show是不是有错,读者不太对呢?
老师解答:是的,此句中show应该改为现在分词形式showing。
点评分析:句子结构:(There is no material是句子主干) (in any language today or in the earliest records of ancient languages为地点状语) (showing us language in a new and emerging state. 为后置定语修饰material)。句意:在今天的任何语言中,或在古代语言的最早记录中,都没有任何材料向我们展示语言处于一种新的和正在出现的状态。