Subject-Verb Agreement（主谓一致）Observe the following sentences. What can you conclude?1. Two hours is enough for us to finish the experiment.40 kilometers is a long distance for him to get there on foot.Ten dollars is too cheap for this pair of shoes.2. The writer and the professor come from Australia.The singer and dancer is to attend our party.3. The people in the city are very friendly.The police are searching for the murderer.The cattle are grazing (吃草) near the river.4. The steel works was built in the 1950s.Great Expectations is a book written by Charles Dickens.Physics is my favorite subject.Ever since the Second World War United States has been Japan's principal trade partner.5. My family has moved into the new house.My family enjoy sports and games.The committee was made up of 10 members.The committee were having dinner.6. The shoes were too big for his feet.The trousers are worn.My glasses are broken by my daughter.The scissors look very lovely.7. The rich are for the plan, but the poor against.The departed was a good friend of his.8. Seventy percent of the youth support the program.Two thirds of the money has been used up.9. Every boy in the class was invited to the party.Only we ourselves could help us, no man stands up for our rights.Many a student is against her suggestion.More than one way has been tried to stop noise pollution.10. A large quantity of water has been polluted.A large quantity of books were burnt in the fireLarge quantities of water have been polluted.A large amount of money is spent on advertisements every year.Large amounts of water are wasted every day.11. To see is to believe.Reading in the sun does harm to our eyes.Whether we’ll go depends on the weather.12. You or he has taken my dictionary.Either he or you are not telling the truth.Not only the kids but also the father likes cartoons.13. His brothers as well as his mother are very kind to me.He, like you and Tom, is very clever.Nobody but three students is in the classroom.Our school, with some few schools, was built in the 1950s.14. Someone is waiting for you at the school gate.Nobody wants to go there.Neither of the stories is interesting.Either of them is interested in English.Each of us has an English dictionary.We each have an English dictionary.Choose the best answer.1.Listening to loud music at rock concerts ____ caused hearing loss in some teenagers.A. isB. areC. hasD. have2. Traditional folk arts of Tianjin like paper cutting ____ at the culture show of the 2010Shanghai World Expo.A. are being exhibitedB. are exhibitingC. is being exhibitedD. is exhibiting3. A poet and artist ____ coming to speak to us about Chinese literature and paintingtomorrow.A. areB. isC. wasD. were4. It is reported that many a new house ____ at present in the disaster area.A. are being builtB. were being builtC. was being builtD. is being built5. As a result of the serious flood, two thirds of the buildings in the area ____.A. need to repairB. needs to repairC. needs repairingD. need repairing6. The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities ____ rising steadily since1990.A. isB. areC. has beenD. have been7. Twenty minutes ____ I can spare to talk over this matter with you.A. is allB. is thatC. are allD. are that8. Either you or one of your students ____ to attend the meeting that is due tomorrow.A. areB. isC. haveD. be9. —Did you go to the show last night?—Yeah. Every boy and girl in the area ____invited.A. wereB. have beenC. has beenD. was10. The teacher together with the students ____ discussing Reading Skills that ____ newly published in America.A. are; wereB. is; wereC. is; wasD. are; was11. Barbara is easy to recognize as she’s the only one of the women who ____ evening dress.A. wearB. wearsC. was wornD. have worn12. The students in our class each ____ an English-Chinese dictionary.A. haveB. hasC. hadD. are having13. ____ of sand were washed down the hillside by the rain.A. A great quantityB. large quantitiesC. A large amountD. A number14. No one in the department but David and I ____ that the director is going to resign.A. am to knowB. knowC. have knownD. knows15. A survey of the opinions of experts ____ that three hours of outdoor exercise a week ____ good for one’s health.A. show; areB. shows; isC. show; isD. shows; are16. Most representatives were in favor of his proposal that a special committee ____ to investigate the incident.A. was set upB. is set upC. be set upD. should set upCorrect the mistakes in the following sentences.1. Hurry up. We must get there before the sun set.2. Mathematics are the science of numbers.3. The number of people who travel by plane in China are larger than ever before.4. Many a ship have been damaged in the storm.5. One of the books is written in Chinese, and the rest is in English.6. Each boy want to join the football club.7. Ten years are a short time in a person’s life.8. Neither you nor I are fit for the work.9. Mr. Green, along with his wife and children, have come to China.10. There are a girl and two boys playing on the ground.11. Every means have been tried, but we still can’t bring the fire under control.12. Not only I but also Jane and Mary is tired of having one examination after another.13. What he said at the meeting were very important to us.14. Two thirds of the work are finished.15. He is the only one of my friends who are working hard.快速找茬The number of the students who learns English are increasing rapidly,for English together with Chinese and French play an important role in our daily life.Not only reading and writing but also speaking,in my opinion ,are to be paid attention to .Many a girl are learning English harder and harder while more than one boy who believe Maths are more important prefer to work hard in Maths.Whether it is a wise decision depend on your choice.。