第1章
主谓一致
一.概念:
主谓一致是指:
1) 语法形式上要一致,即单复数形式与谓语要一致。
2) 意义上要一致,即主语意义上的单复数要与谓语的单复数形式一致。
3) 就近原则,即谓语动词的单复形式取决于最靠近它的词语,
一般来说,不可数名词用动词单数,可数名词复数用动词复数。例如:
There is much water in the thermos.
但当不可数名词前有表示数量的复数名词时,谓语动词用复数形式。例如:
Ten thousand tons of coal were produced last year.
二.相关知识点精讲
1.并列结构作主语时谓语用复数,例如:
Reading and writing are very important. 读写很重要。
注意:当主语由and连结时,如果它表示一个单一的概念,即指同一人或同一物时,谓语动词用单数,and 此时连接的两个词前只有一个冠词。例如:
The iron and steel industry is very important to our life. 钢铁工业对我们的生活有重要意义。
典型例题
The League secretary and monitor ___ asked to make a speech at the meeting.
A. isB. was C. are D. were
答案B. 注: 先从时态上考虑。这是过去发生的事情应用过去时,先排除A.,C。本题易误选D,因为The League secretary and monitor 好象是两个人,但仔细辨别,monitor 前没有the,在英语中,当一人兼数职时只在第一个职务前加定冠词。后面的职务用and 相连。这样本题主语为一个人,所以应选B。
2. 主谓一致中的靠近原则
1)当there be 句型的主语是一系列事物时,谓语应与最邻近的主语保持一致。例如:
There is a pen, a knife and several books on the desk. 桌上有一支笔、一把小刀和几本书。
There are twenty boy-students and twenty-three girl-students in the class.班上有二十个男孩,二十三个女孩。
2)当either... or... 与neither... nor,连接两个主语时,谓语动词与最邻近的主语保持一致。如果句子是由here, there引导,而主语又不止一个时,谓语通常也和最邻近的主语一致。例如:
Either you or she is to go. 不是你去,就是她去。
Here is a pen, a few envelops and some paper for you. 给你笔、信封和纸。
3.谓语动词与前面的主语一致
当主语有with, together with, like, except, but, no less than, as well as 等词组成的短语时,谓语动词与前面的主语部分一致。例如:
The teacher together with some students is visiting the factory. 教师和一些学生在参观工厂。
He as well as I wants to go boating.他和我想去划船。
4. 谓语需用单数的情况
1)代词each以及由every, some, no, any等构成的复合代词作主语时,或主语中含有each, every时, 谓语需用单数。例如:
Each of us has a tape-recorder. 我们每人都有录音机。
There is something wrong with my watch. 我的表坏了。
2)当主语是一本书或一条格言时,谓语动词常用单数。例如:
The Arabian Night is a book known to lovers of English. 《天方夜谭》是英语爱好者熟悉的一本书。
3)表示金钱,时间,价格或度量衡的复合名词作主语时,通常把这些名词看作一个整体,谓语一般用单数。例如:
Three weeks was allowed for making the necessary preparations. 用三个星期来做准备。
Ten yuan is enough. 十元够了。
5.指代意义决定谓语的单复数
1)代词what, which, who, none, some, any, more, most, all等词的单复数由其指代的词的单复数决定。例如:
All is right. 一切顺利。
All are present. 人都到齐了。
2)集体名词作主语时,谓语的数要根据主语的意思来决定。如family, audience, crew, crowd, class, company, committee等词后,谓语动词用复数形式时强调这个集体中的各个成员,用单数时强调该集体的整体。例如:
His family isn't very large. 他家成员不多。
His family are music lovers. 他家个个都是音乐爱好者。
但集合名词people, police, cattle, poultry等在任何情况下都用复数形式。例如:
Are there any police around? 附近有警察吗?
3)有些名词,如variety, number, population, proportion, majority 等有时看作单数,有时看作复数。例如:
A number of +名词复数+复数动词。
The number of +名词复数+单数动词。
A number of books have lent out.
The majority of the students like English.
6.与后接名词或代词保持一致的情况
1)用half of, most of, none of, heaps of, lots of, plenty of 等引起主语时,谓语动词通常与of后面的名词/代词保持一致。例如:
Most of his money is spent on books. 他大部分的钱化在书上了。
Most of the students are taking an active part in sports. 大部分学生积极参与体育运动。
2)用a portion of, a series of, a pile of, a panel of 等引起主语时,谓语动词通常用单数。例如: A series of accidents has been reported. 媒体报道了一连串的事故。
A pile of lots was set beside the hearth. 炉边有一堆木柴。
3)如 many a 或 more than one 所修饰的短语作主语时,谓语动词多用单数形式。但由more than... of 作主语时,动词应与其后的名词或代词保持一致。例如:
Many a person has read the novel. 许多人读过这本书。
More than 60 percent of the students are from the city.百分之六十多的学生来自这个城市。
三.巩固练习
(
) 1. The number of people invited
______
fifty, but a number of them
_______
absent for different reasons.
A. were,
was
B. was, was
C. was,
were
D. were, were
(
) 2. E-mail, as well as telephones,
________ an important part in daily communication.
A. is playing
B. have played
C. are playing
D. play
(
) 3. ______
of the land in that district
______
covered with trees and grass.
A. Two fifth,
is
B. Two fifth,
are
C. Two fifths,
is
D. Two fifths,
are
(
) 4.
Ten minutes
______
a long time for one who waits.
A. seem
B. seems
C. seemed
D. are seemed
(
) 5. Eric is the only one of the boys who
_____
a driving license.
A. has
B. have
C. is having
D. are having'
(
) 6. Joy and Sorrow
_____
next-door neighbors.
A. is
B. are
C. were
D. be
(
)7. In my opinion, some of the news
_____
unbelievable.
A. are
B. is
C. has been
D. have been
(
)8. When
______
the United Nations founded?
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
(
)9. Every possible means
_____
.
A. has tried
B. has been tried
C. was tried
D. were tried
(
) 10. What she says and does
_____
nothing to do with me.
A. was
B. were
C. has
D. have
(
)11. There
_____
a dictionary and several books on the desk.
A. are
B. must
C. have been
D. is
(
)12. Nobody
______
seen the film.
It's a pity.
A. but Tom and Jack have
B. except Tom and Jack have
C. but my friends has
D. but I have
(
)13. No teacher and no student
______.
A. are admitted
B. is admitted
C. are admitting
D. is admitting
(
)14. All but one
______ here just now.
A. is
B. was
C. has been
D. were
(
)15. When and where to build the new factory
_____
yet.
A. is not decided
B. are not decided
C. has not decided
D. have not decided
(
) 16. The writer and singer
______
here.
A. is
B. are
C. were
D. do
(
) 17. As I have a meeting at four, ten minutes
_____ all that I can spare to talk with you.
A. are
B. was
C. is
D. were
(
) 18.
In those days John with his classmates
_____
kept busy preparing for the exam.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
(
) 19. -- ____
your clothes?
--No,
mine
_____ hanging over there.
A. Is it, is
B. Are these, are
C. Is it, are
D. Are these, is
(
) 20. The Smith's family, which
____
rather a large one,
____ very fond of their old houses.
A. were, were
B. was, was
C. were, was
D. was, were
(
) 21. What the teacher and the students want to say
_____ that either of the countries
____ beautiful.
A. are,
are
B. is, is
C. are, is
D. is, are
(
) 22. He is the only one of the students who
_____ a winner of scholarship for three years.
A. is
B. are
C. have been
D. has been
(
) 23. _____
of my brothers are reporters.
Covering events, meetings, or sports meetings
______
their duty.
A. Each, are
B. Both, is
C. Neither, are
D. None, is
(
) 24. -- What do you think of the ______ of the coat?
-- It's rather high.
You can buy a cheaper one in that shop.
A. value
B. cost
C. price
D. use
(
) 25. -- Are the two answers correct?
-- No,
______
correct.
A. no one is
B. both are not
C. neither is
D. either is not
(
) 26. The wind, together with rain and fog,
_____
making sailing difficult.
A. have been
B. was
C. /
D/ are
四.答案
1.C
2.
A
3. C
4. B
5. A
6.
B
7. B
8. C
9. B
10. C
11. D
12. C
13. B
14. D
15. A
16. A
17. C
18. C
19. B
20. D
21. B
22. D
23. B
24. C
25. C
26. B
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