（2）谓语用单数的情况 形复意单的名词news , maths ,physi来自s, politics等做主语时，
• （3）谓语动词视具体情况而定 • 1）单复数同形的名词sheep , deer, series,means,species,等做主语时，谓语动词 的单复数与实际意义一致。 • 2）集体名词family, class, crew, team, group, audience, crowd, government, committee等
• 3.数词与量词作主语时的主谓一致 • 1）表示时间、距离、重量、价格、体积等 名词的复数作主语时，通常作为整体看待， 后接单数谓语动词。
• 汉译英：在过去的四十年里中国发生了巨 大的变化。
The past 40 years has witnessed great changes in China.
主谓一致
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• 1.Napoleon was astonished . ”Either you or I ____(be) mad.” he declared. am • 2.Two thirds of the population in China ____(be) farms. are • 3.______(be) not only the students but also Are their teacher requested to attend the meeting? • 4.Nobody but one teacher and three students was ____(be) in the laboratory.
consists of (consist of) 11.The class ____________ 25 boys and 20 girls. are having 12. The class ____________(have) a heated debate now. is (be) exciting. 13.The news ____ is 14.Not every means ____(be) useful. 15. The variety of goods on sale in the is shopping mall ___(be) surprising. 16.A variety of toys___(be) on sale in the shop. are
三.主谓一致的几个难点
• 1.并列主语的主谓一致 • 1）.两个单数名词或不可数名词用and连接， 表示两个不同的概念时，谓语动词用复数。 • Steam and ice are different forms of water. • 2）. 两个单数名词用and连接，表示同一人、 同一物或同一概念，或表示不可分的整体时， 谓语动词用单数。 • A thief and murderer was sentenced to death __________________________(sentence to death)
• 3）由and连接的两个what从句做主语时， 要根据意义一致的原则决定谓语动词的单 复数形式。 • What he says and does do not agree. • What he says and does not concern me. • 4）就远原则
• 2.由两部分构成的表示物体的名词，如 trousers, pants, jeans, glasses, scissors等做主 语时，谓语动词常用复数。但如果这类名 词前用a pair of /two (three) pairs of 来修饰， 谓语动词的单复数形式往往取决于pair的单 复数形式。 • This pair of pants is hers.
• Trial and error ___(be) the source of our is knowledge.反复尝试是我们获得知识的源泉。 • 表示同一概念的短语还有： • the needle and thread; bread and butter; salt and water; the fork and knife等
• 4).“a number of”,“a variety of”和“a group of” 修饰名词作主语，谓语要用复数形式。但是，“the number/variety of”修饰名词作主语，谓语用单数形 式。 • 5）a quantity of +可数名词复数/不可数名词作主语， 谓语动词形式取决于后面的名词形式。但是 （great/huge/large）quantities of +可数名词复数/不 可数名词作主语，谓语都用复数形式。 • With more and more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth are being washed away each year.
are • 3.Seated on the ground _____(be) a group of young people. were • 4.Such ____(be)his words.
need 5.These trousers ______(need) washing. is 6.This pair of trousers ____(be) mine. have not made ( not make) 7.The police ______________ any arrests so far. is delivering 8.The writer and translator ___________ (deliver) a speech in our school now. have(have) an English9.The students each ____ Chinese dictionary. has (have) an Eng10. Each of the students ____ lish-Chinese dictionary.
主谓一致补充
• 一.语法一致（主语的单复数决定谓语动词 的单复数）
• 意义一致（形单意复的名词或形复意单的 名词，要根据其意义来决定谓语动词 的单 复数） • 就近一致 • 并列主语的几个难点
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二.意义一致 （1）谓语用复数的情况 1）形单意复的名词police , cattle等做主语时， 2）表示一类人的the + adj /v-ing /v-ed 做主语 时， are being looked after • The wounded ____________________(look after) here now. • 3)表示某国人的总称的the Chinese, the British , the Irish等做主语时，
• 4.定语从句、强调句型、倒装句中的主谓一 致。 • 1）This is one of the novels that have ever been written by Mo Yan. are • 2）It is the boys who ____(be) responsible for • the accident.
• 2）分数/百分数/half/the rest/most of+名词作 主语时，其谓语动词应与of后面的名词保持一 致。 • 但是，如果名词是the population，谓语用复数。 • 3)由“kind(form , type, species ,portion ,series ) of ”等修饰的主语，其谓语动词形式取决于这 些词的单复数。 • This new type of buses is now no show. were discussed • Some new forms of art ______________(discuss) at the meeting .