主谓一致 一、就近一致原则1.由or,not only
but also
,neither
,either
,whether
等连接两个或两个以上的并列主语时,通常根据就近一致原则,谓语动词要与离它最近的主语在数上保持一致
Neither his parents nor I am able to persuade him to change his mind
2.here/there 引导一个句子而主语又不止一个时,通常根据就近原则,谓语动词要与离它最近的主语在数上保持一致
Here is a ruler,a few pencils and two copybooks
二、意义一致原则1.谓语动词必须用单数的情况(1)表示学科的名词以及 works(工厂),news(消息)等作主语时,虽然本身为复数形式,但表示单数意义时,谓语动词仍用单数
Politics is his favorite subject
(2)表示某些组织机构的名词、书/报名、国名、地名等作主语时,虽然形式上是复数,但所表示的意义是单数,所以谓语动词用单数
Do you know when the United Nations was set up
2.谓语动词必须用复数的情况表示总称意义的名词,如 people,police,public,cattle 等作主语时,谓语动词用复数
The police are searching for the murderer
3.谓语动词的形式依据主语表示的意义而定(1)集体名词,如 family,class,group,team,club,company,government,population 等作主语时,谓语动词的形式根据其在语境中表示的意义而定
当其表示集体意义,强调整体概念时,谓