有無冠詞，意思有別

請看題目：

Can you finish the book in a month or two?

a. Yes，it’s out of ________ question.

b. No，it’s out of ________ question.

A. the，the                B. ×，×                  C. the，×                D. ×，the

此題應選D。比較：

■out of question 沒問題(=without question)

out of the question 根本不可能(=impossible)

僅差一個冠詞，意思幾乎相反。比較以下類似句：

■a. Three months after her marriage，she was with child. 婚后三個月她就懷孕了。

b. She came to see me with a child. 她帶著一個 小孩來看我。

■a. Great changes have taken place here since 1978. 1978年以來，這里發生了巨大的變化。

b. Now plastics have taken the place of many materials. 現在塑料已代替了許多材料。

■a. Mr Smith is in charge of our class. 史密斯先 生管理我們班。

b. Our class is in the charge of Mr Smith. 我們 班由史密斯先生管理。

■a. The old woman is in possession of a large fortune. 這個老太婆擁有大宗財產。

b. A large fortune is in the possession of the old woman. 大宗財產掌握在這個老太婆手里。