综合英语二 上册语法及课后翻译 一、 语法 Grammar & Usage Su bject-Verb Agreement (I) 1.主谓一致的三条原则 1)语法一致,即在语法形式上取得一致
Human beings enjoy learning
Everybody’s understanding is incomplete
2)意义一致,即根据意义来处理一致关系
The people there are fighting for the independence of their country
The dollars was a lot of money at that time
3)就近原则,即谓语动词的单、复数形式取决于最靠近它的词语
There is a pen, two pencils and an eraser in the pencil box
Neither the boy nor his teachers know the answer
2.集体名词作主语时与动词的一致 1)当主语为 furniture, equipment, machinery等词时,谓语动词通常用单数
The furniture in that shop is all made in China
Office equipment is very expensive nowadays
A lot of new machinery has been installed
2)集体名词如 people, cattle, police, poultry(家禽),等往往作复数用
Some people drive madly in this country
Many cattle have died because of the fold
The police