Period5Grammar---Subject-verbagreementStep1
Leadin(givesomeexamples)1)Iam/areseventeen
2)Sheis/aresixteen
3)Thereis/areadeskintheroom
ThedefinitionofSubject-verbagreement主谓一致是指句子的主语和谓语动词在人称和数上要保持一致
Explaintherules一、名词作主语1
集体名词public,family,class,crowd,population,team,group,audience,majority,committee,enemy等作主语时,如果强调整体,谓语动词用单数形式,如果强调个体,谓语动词用复数形式
集体名词cattle,people,police等作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式
如:Myfamilyisasmallone
MyfamilywerewatchingTVwhenthenewscamethatwewonthegrandprize
Thecattleareeatinggrassinthefield
单、复数同形的名词如species,deer,fish,sheep,Chinese,Japanese,means等作主语时,应根据其意义来决定谓语动词的单复数形式
如:Thisspeciesofroseisrare
Thesespeciesarefewinnumbersandmaybewipedoutfromthisplanetifnecessaryactionsarenottakenintime
复数形式的书名、剧名、报名、国名、学科及组织名称等作主语时,谓语动词通常用单数形式
如:TheUnitedNationsisoneofthemostimport