5. A woman with some children ______ soon． A. is coming B. are coming C. has come D. have come 6. No one except my parents ____ anything about this。 A. know B. knows C. is known D. are known
When and where to build the new factory______ yet. A A. is not decided B. are not decided C. has not decided D. have not decided 析: 当when和where加不ive thousand books ____ to the nation as a gift． A. is offered B. has offered C. are offered D. have offered
谓语应该跟主语一致还是跟表语一致?
We Chinese ____ a hard-working people． A. is B. are C. is being D. are being 此题应选B。这里应注意的是：我们 通常说的是主谓一致（即谓语与主语 保持一致），而不是表谓一致（即不 是谓语与表语一致），本题意为：我 们中国人是一个勤劳的民族。
5. 集体名词class, family, population, public, 等作主语。强调整体用单数， 指个体成员用复数。 His family is in Harbin. His family are music lovers.
1．His family _______ a small one． 2．His family _______ fat and short． A. is, is B. are, are C. is, are D. are, is
4. Every … and (every)…, each …and (each)… , no …and (no)… , many a …and (many a)… 连接两个 单数名词作主语，谓语用单数。 Every desk and every chair is made of wood. Many a boy and a girl has made the same mistake.
Not only I but Jane and Mary _____ tired of having one examination after another. A. is B. are C. am D. be
10. 主语后跟 “with / along with / together with / including / but / except / like / among / as well as / besides / rather than +名词”结构时，谓语动词 一般和前面的主语保持一致。 The teacher with a number of students is in the classroom.
同一件事时，谓语动词用单数。
Every boy and every girl ______ that each day and each hour brings ______ duty. A. know, their B. knows, their C. knows, its D. know, its every并列使用时，动词取单数。
8.由 either…or, neither…nor, not only…but also 等连接的并列主语，谓 语动词常和靠近的作主语的名词在单复 数上保持一致——就近原则。 Not only he but also I am invited. Neither my gloves nor my hat goes with the dress. 9. 由there be引导的句子，当主语不是 一个时，谓语动词通常与最近的主语 一致。
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“主谓一致”是指谓语动词与主语必须 在人称、数上保持一致，即主语是复数， 谓语也用复数形式，如are, were, have等， 主语是单数，谓语要用单数形式，如：is, was, has, works等。 在具体处理一致关系时可遵循以下三原 则: 语法一致、意义一致、就近一致。
1. 由and连接的并列成分指的是一个人的 双重身份时谓语动词为单数，如果指 不同的人或物时谓语动词用复数。 The worker and writer is from Wuhan. (那个工人兼作家…) The worker and the writer are from Beijing. (那位工人和那位作家)
7．The teacher as well as the students ______ the book already． A. has read B. have read C. are reading D. is reading 8．All but （除了）one ____ in the accident． A. was killed B. were killed C. will be killed D. are killed
9. 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 10. ____ 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
此题应选C。family是一个集合名词， 具有单数(侧重指整体)和复数(侧重指 个体)两种可能。
但是并不是所有的集合名词都具有以上 两种用法： 1. 有的集合名词总是用作单数(不可数)： clothing衣服，furniture家俱，scenery 景色等。
有的集合名词总是表示复数意义(但不 用复数形式)：people人，police警察， clothes等。
2. Every one of one of each of either of +复数名词作主语，谓语用单 数。 Each of the students has a book. 3. 表示时间、距离、金钱等复数名词 作主语，表达一个整体概念时，谓语 用单数。 Twenty years has passed since he left his hometown. Five dollars is enough.
1. Two-thirds of the people are against the plan. 2. Three-fourths of the surface（表面） of the earth is covered by sea. 3. Over twenty percent (百分之…)of the city was destroyed in the war. 4. Forty-five percent of the doctors were woman.
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6. all, none, some, any 等不定代词作主 语，根据其指代的内容而定。 All are present . All the food tastes good. 7. “half / most / enough / part / the rest / the last / lots / plenty / 分数 / 百分数 + of + 名词”作主语,谓语动词要和 of 之后的名词单复数保持一致。
E-mail, as well as telephones, ____ an important part in daily communication. A. is playing B. have played C. are playing D. play
3. Not only I but also Jane and Mary ____ tired of having one examination after another． A. is B. are C. am D. be 4. Not the teacher, but the students ____ looking forward to seeing the film． A. is B. are C. am D. be
注意以下类似例子：
1. These two dictionaries are a present for my best friend Jim． 2. The planets were the object of his study． 3. The most important thing I need is books． 4. The best part of the meal is the coffee and cookies．