主谓一致I．单数主语：1．当every-,some-,any-,no-等构成的不定代词及each,either,neither作主语时，谓语动词为单数。Someonehastoldmeaboutit.Neitherofuslikesthefilm.2．当every或each位于两个由连接词连接的单数主语前，谓语动词用单数。（必记之要点！）Eachgirlandboyhasanickname.Everymanandwomaniswelcome.3．位于主谓之间的介词短语不影响谓语动词的数，谓语动词须和主语一致。常见介词短语有：inadditionto,togetherwith,aswellas,alongwith,but,except,etc.（这是一几乎所有考试都不愿放过的重点。）Theteacheralongwithhisstudentsisgoingtotheparty.Hisparentsaswellashiseldersisterhavecometoseehim.II．复数主语：1．当主语由and或both...and连接，通常采用复数谓语动词。●Boththegirlandtheboyarehisfriends.2．如主语是both,few或主语前有both,few,several,many等限定词时，谓语动词须用复数。●Severalnovelshavebeenwrittenbyher.●Bothgotthenewsatthesametime.3．下列名词总是复数形式且谓语动词必须用复数。trousers,pants（裤子），jeans,glasses,scissors（剪刀），tweezers（镊子），plier（钳子），scales（天平），compasses（圆规），etc.●Thetrousersherearemine.别忘了：如果以上名词受“apairof”“thepairof”修饰时，谓语动词用单数。Thepairofpantsistoodirty.III．单、复数的灵活运用：1．当主语由neither...nor,either...or,notonly...butalso或or连接时，谓语动词与nor,or,butalso后面的词一致，在英语语法中，这被称之为“就近原则”。●NeitherhenorIamgoingtotheairport.●NotonlyMarybutalsoherparentshavegoneabroad.2．当主语前面有none,all,some,any,most,half,majority等词时，谓语动词则根据主语的具体情况而采用相应的单、复数。Allofthemoneyhasbeeninthebank.(money是不可数名词)Allofushavebeenhere.3．“anumberof”是复数，修饰可数名词，谓语动词为复数，“thenumberof”也修饰复数名词，但谓语动词用单数。（黄金要点！！）●Anumberofstudentshavepassedtheexam.●Thenumberofstudentsinthisclassis50.IV.用作单数的复数形式主语：1．如主语是指：time,money,weight,volume,etc.虽为复数形式，但谓语用单数形式。Twoyearsisashorttime.Onehundreddollarsisneededbyme.2．下列单词如：physics，economics，mathematics，statistics，etc；measles，mumps，herpes，etc，news，ethics，politics，etc.为复数形式，但谓语动词用单数。Statisticsisadullsubject.Politicsisimportant.3．书、报、杂志、电影的名称作主语，谓动用作单数。TheNewYorkTimesisagoodnewspaper.V．下列名词在形式上保持不变，但谓语动词的数取决于其意义：1．family，team，class，committee，group，audience，faculty，etc.Thefamilyisbig.（总体）HisfamilyliketowatchTV.（家庭所有成员）2．species，series，etc.Thespeciesisrare.Thesespeciesarecommon.3．sheep，deer，etc.Thesheepareeatinggrass.Thesheepisbig.VI.Chinese,English,French,etc指语言时，谓动是单数，如与"the"搭配，指人民时，谓语动词用复数。Englishisusedwidely.TheEnglishlovepeace.VII.注意下列外来语的单复数形：单数basiscrisiscriterion（标准）phenomenonradius（半径）alumnus（男校友）datum（资料）medium（媒体）index（索引）appendix（附录）alga（海藻）vita（生命）复数basescrisescriteriaphenomenaradiialumnidatamediaindicesappendicesalgaevitae测试精编1.Studentstodayarewriting________ofpoetry.A.agreatmanylinesB.quantitiesoflinesC.lotslinesD.alargenumber2.Thebookstorehadnotordered________textsforallthestudentsinthecourse.A.plentyofB.enoughC.asmanyD.enoughof3.—Whatdidyousee?—Wesaw________policethere.A.manyB.muchC.littleD.the4.—Doyouwanttowait?—Twoweeks________toolongformetowait.A.isB.areC.wereD.was5.TheretheyweregreetedbyawomancalledZenobia,________.A.beingabeautifulwomanofwealthandpositionB.whoisbeautifulwomanofwealthandpositionC.abeautifulwomanofwealthandpositionD.andabeautifulwomanofwealthandposition答案1.A2.B3.A4.A5.C
