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* Discrimination of a Group of Words or Phrases 1.sometime 2.sometimes 3.some time 4.some times 1.sometime adv. at a particular but unspecified time eg.We heard her sing a spellbinding song on the stage sometime last summer vacation. I have no doubt that we will have another frank conversation sometime next Christmas Day. 2.sometimes adv. at some times but not all the time; occasionally Eg During her study in Britain she Sometimes sent e-mails to her beloved grandparents. Sometimes the tourists went to the beach and at other times they sunbathed on the patio. 3.some time a considerable amount of time Eg The interviewer had to wait downstairs for some time before the landlady turned up. I was terrified to realize that the frightened maid stayed for some time together with the fierce rhino. 4.some times a certain number of times 但没有some?times的表示法,只有once,twice,three?times,four?times以及several?times等,times表示次数,还有keep?up?with?the?times中的times表示时代.e.g. The tourist and architect visited the Angkor Wat several times in Cambodia on the purpose of getting detailed information for his research. eg It is so foolish of the clerk to make the same mistakes for several times in such a short period of time. How to raise questions according to the words or phrases discussed above 1.When or How soon for “sometime” 2.How often for “sometimes” 3.How long for “some time” 4.How many times for “some times” 1996年全国硕士研究生入学考试 英语试题第22题： She wondered if she could have the opportunity to spend ______here so that she could learn more of the city. A.sometime B. some time C.sometimes D. some times ［答案］B［注释］本题是一道词形辨析题。 some time 是“一些时间，一段时间”。 ［A］ sometimes 是“有时”； ［C］ sometime 是“某时，日后”； ［D］ some times 是“几次”， 一般应说 several times。 Practice: . —I dont know Mr Green will come to see us —He.will do so________ next year.  A. some time B. sometime C. sometimes D some times The answer is “B” Other phrases related to “time” all the time al times always at one time at s