主谓一致一、语法一致原则主语单复数决定谓语动词的单复数形式,即主语是单数,谓语用单数,主语是复数,谓语用复数
Tow students are waiting for you in your office
两名学生在办公室等你
二、意义一致原则谓语动词用单数的情况(1)由连词 and 连接的并列成分指的是同一概念,兼具身份或匹配出现
The worker and writer is from Wuhan
那个工人兼作家来自武汉
(2)“no/each/every/many a+单数名词+and+no/each/every/many a+单数名词”作主语
Every man and every woman has a good reason to be proud of the work done by their fathers
每一个人都很有理由为他们的父亲所从事的职业感到骄傲
(3)one/every one/each/either/the number of+复数名词作主语
Each of the students has a book
每个学生都有一本书
(4)由 every,any,some,no和one,thing,body 等所构成的不定代词作主语
Is everybody here today
今天每个人都在这儿吗
(5)非谓语动词、名词性从句作主语
Persuading him to join us seems really hard
劝他加入我们看起来确实难
To go to bed early and to rise early is a good habit
早睡早起是一个好习惯
Whatever was left was taken away
无论剩下了什么都被拿走了
注意:what 引导的主语从句,谓语动词一般用单数形式,若从句谓语或从句后的表