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精品文档20161/19谓语动词单复数练习题1．动名词短语、不定式短语、名词性从句做主语，谓语用单数。如：Buyingclothesisoftenatime-consumingjobbecausethoseclothesthatapersonlikesarerarelytheconesthatfithimorher.Tounderstandthesituationcompletelyrequiresmorethoughtthanhasbeengiventhusfar.2．表示时间、距离、金额、重量、面积、体积、容积等度量的名词短语做主语时，谓语用单数。TwoweekswastoolongFivetimesfivemakestwentyfive3．一般用and连接的两个单词或短语做主语时候，谓语用复数，但是下面用and连接的主语表示一个概念，谓语用单数：lawandorder法制soapandwater肥皂水acupandsaucer茶杯碟子forkandknife刀叉theneedleandthread针线trialanderror反复尝试，不断摸索horseandcarriage马车timeandtide岁月breadandbutter奶油面包theebbandflow盛衰，潮涨潮落如：Iflawandordernotpreserved,neitherthecitizennorhispropertyissafe.A.isB.areC.wasd.were答案：A。4．表示学科和某些疾病名称的名词是复数形式，作精品文档20162/19主语时候谓语动词用单数形式Linguisticsisabranchofstudyonhumanlanguage.5．有些名词形式上是复数，意义上是单数，根据意义一致原则动词用单数ThechaoswasstoppedbythepoliceThenewsisagreatencouragementtousAseriesofdebatesbetweenthelectureswasscheduledforthenextweekend.6．用and连接的成份表示一个单一概念时候，动词谓语用单数形式BreadandbutterisourdailyfoodTimeandtidewaitsfornoman《和3同》二．谓语用复数情况1．由and,both„and,连接的并列主语，和both,afew,many,several等修饰语后面谓语动词通常用复数形式。FewpeopleknowheandIwereclassmateswhenwewereatcollege.2．集体名词police,public,militia,cattle,class,youth后常用复数形式的动词TheChinesepeoplearebraveandhardworkingThecattlearegrazinginthesunshine3．当表示民族的词与冠词合用当主语，谓语动词用复数形式TheJapanesewereonceveryaggressive4．某些形容词前面加定冠词表示一类人，做主语时精品文档20163/19候，谓语动词用复数Thericharenotalwaysselfish5．不可数名词作主语，其前有表示数量的复数名词修饰时，谓语动词用复数Threemilliontonsofcoalwereexportedthatyear三．谓语动词可用单数，也可以用复数的情况1．就近一致原则这种情况下，谓语动词使用单数还是复数取决于最靠近该动词的主语的单复数，存在这种情况的主要由以下几种可能：1）由连词either„or„;neither„nor„;whether„or„;notonly„but;or等连接的并列主语NeithermoneynorfamehasinfluenceonmeNotonlyyoubutalsoheiswrong2)在倒装结构中，谓语动词与后面的第一个主语一致Blockingtheopen-sidedporch,framedbytheenvelopingfog,standsatallgrave-facedpoliceman.Justoutsidetheruinsisamagnificentbuildingsurroundedbytalltrees.Althoughagreatnumberofhousesinthatareaarestillinneedofrepair,therehasbeenimprovementinthefacili2．主语带有with,suchas,accompaniedby,aswellas,nolessthan,except,besides,with,combinedwith,inadditionto,including,togetherwith等等精品文档20164/19附加成分，谓语的数不受附加成分的影响仍然与主语保持一致ProfessorTaylor,withsixofhisstudents,isattendingaconferenceinBostonorganizedtocomparecurrentpracticeintheUnitedStateswiththoseofothernations.Thepresidentofthecollege,togetherwiththedeans,isplanningaconferenceforthepurposeoflayingdowncertainregulations.3．关系代词做主语的定语从句中，谓语的数要与先行词一致。如：Despitemuchresearch,therearestillcertainelementsinthelifecycleoftheinsectthatarenotfullyunderstood.Therearemanyvaluableserviceswhichthepublicarewillingtopayfor,butwhichdonotbringareturninmoneytothecommunity.4．一些表示数量的短语与名词连用时候，谓语动词的数取决于名词的数，名词是复数，谓语动词用复数，反之就用单数。这些短语包括：alotof/lotsof;plentyof/heapsof;halfo...