主谓一致专项练( ) 1. One-third of the area _____ covered with green trees. About seventy percent of the trees _____ been planted.A. are; haveB. is; hasC. is; haveD. are; has( ) 2. The number of teachers in our college _____ greatly increased last term. A number of teachers in this school _____ from the countryside.A. was; isB. was; areC. were; areD. were; is( ) 3. What _____ the population of China? One-third of the population _____ workers here.A. is; areB. are; areC. is; isD. are; is( ) 4. Not only he but also we _____ right. He as well as we _____ right.A. are; areB. are; isC. is; isD. is; are( ) 5. What he’d like _____ a digital watch. What he`d like _____ textbooks.A. are; areB. is; isC. is; areD. are; is( ) 6. He is one of the boys who _____ here on time. He is the only one of the boys who _____ here on time.A. has come; have comeB. have come; has comeC. has come; has comeD. have come; have come( ) 7. Either you or he _____ interested in playing chess. _____ you or he fond of music at present?A. are; AreB. is; AreC. are; IsD. is; Is( ) 8. Many a professor _____ looking forward to visiting Germany now. Many scientists _____ studied animals and plants in the last two years.A. is; haveB. is; hasC. are; haveD. is; are( ) 9. A knife and a fork _____ on the table. A knife and fork _____ on the table.A. is; isB. are; areC. are; isD. is; are( ) 10. Her family _____ much larger than mine four years ago. Her family _____ dancing and singing when I came in last night.A. were; wasB. was; wereC. was; wasD. were; were( ) 11. How and why Jack came to China _____ not known. When and where to build the new library _____ not been decided.A. is; hasB. are; hasC. is; haveD. are; have( ) 12. Now Tom together with his classmates _____ football on the playground.A. playB. are playingC. playsD. is playing( ) 13. Two hundred and fifty pounds _____ too unreasonable a price for a second-hand car.A. isB. areC. wereD. be( ) 14. All but Dick _____ in Class Three this term.A. areB. isC. wereD. was( ) 15. Soon after the earthquake, every man, woman and child _____ about it.A. were talkingB. was talkingC. talkD. talks( ) 16. _____ of the land in that district _____ covered with trees and grass.A. Two fifth; isB. Two fifths; areC. Two fifth; areD. Two fifths; is( ) 17. My friend and classmate Paul _____ motorcycles in his spare time.A. raceB. racesC. is racedD. is racing( ) 18. There _____ a pen, two pencils, and three books on the desk.A. areB. isC. hasD. have( ) 19. The factory, including its machines and buildings, _____ burnt last night.A. isB. areC. wereD. was( ) 20. Climbing hills _____ of great help to health.A. isB. areC. wereD. be( ) 21. Not the teacher but the students _____ excited.A. isB. hasC. areD. have( ) 22. The injured in the tsunami _____ good care of by some medical teams.A. is takenB. are being takenC. are takingD. is being taken( ) 23. As I have a meeting at four, ten minutes _____ all that I can spare to talk with you.A. areB. wasC. isD. were( ) 24. Each man and each woman _____ asked to help when the fire broke out.A. isB. wasC. areD. were( ) 25. About 60 percent of the students _____ from the south; the rest of them _____ from the north and foreign countries.A. are; isB. is; isC. is; areD. are; are答案及部分解析:1-5 CBABC 6-10 BBACB 11-15 ADAAB 16-20 DBBDA 21-25 CBCBD1. “分数或百分数+of the+名词或代词”作主语时,谓语动词的单、复数形式取决于名词或代词的单、复数形式。
2. “the number of+名词”作主语,谓语动词常用单数形式。
“a number of+名词”作主语,谓语动词常用复数形式。
3. “分数或百分数+of the population”作主语,谓语动词常用复数形式。
4. or, either...or, neither...nor, not only...but also等(关联)连词连接两个并列主语时,谓语动词的数按“就近原则”处理。
注意:即使在疑问句中,动词的数也应与最近的主语保持一致。
as well as连接两个并列主语时,谓语动词的数应与前一主语保持一致。
5. what引导的名词性从句作主语时,谓语动词常用单数形式。
但当作表语的名词为复数,或what从句是一个具有复数意义的并列结构时,谓语动词常用复数形式如:What I say and think are no business of yours.6. 在“one of +复数名词+定语从句”的结构中,定语从句中谓语动词常用复数;在the (only)one of +复数名词+定语从句”的结构中,定语从句中谓语动词常用单数。
8. many a +单数名词,more than one+单数名词”作主语,尽管从意义上看是复数,但谓语常用单数形式。
9. 通常情况下,由and或both, and连接两个单数形式的名词(词组)作主语时,谓语动词常用复数形式。
当并列主语在意义上指同一人、一物、同一事或同一概念时,谓语动词则常用单数形式。
10. 第一句的her family应理解为“她的家庭”;第二句中的her family应理解为“她一家人”。
12. 当主语后有together with, but, rather than, including等引导的词组时,谓语动词的数由主语的数来决定。
13. 表示度量、时间等的复数名词作主语时,往往把其看作一个整体,谓语动词采用单数形式。
16. 第一空前each作同位语,不影响谓语动词的数;第二空each为主语部分的中心词,谓语动词应用单数形式。
18. There be句型中,谓语动词的数按“就近原则”处理。
20. 非谓语动词短语作主语时,谓语动词常用单数形式。
21. Time and tide wait(s) for no man.时不待人。
22. “the+形容词/-ing形式/-ed分词”作主语表示“一类人”时,谓语动词常用复数形式。
再者,此处应用被动语态。
24. 题干为倒装结构。
a pair of trousers为主语部分的中心词,谓语动词应用单数形式。