主谓一致在英语里，最重要的一致关系是主语和谓语动词的一致，简称主谓一致。主谓一致是指谓语动词须在人称和数的方面与主语保持一致。一.谓语动词用单数1.物质名词：coal,cotton,electricity,water,…2.抽象名词：thought,hope,wish…但若具体化时:Ihave4wishes/dreams,butonlytwohavebeenrealized.3.时间、金钱、距离、度量衡等概念：10yearsisquiteabittertime.butthelastthreeyearswerefullofjoy.10dollarsisnotenoughforthebook.1,000milesisalongdistance.Whatdistanceisthenearestgasstation?200tonsofwaterisnotenough/werewastedlastmonth.Whatistheprice/cost/speed/size/length/width/depth/height/weight/area/4.数学运算概念：（通常用单数，有时也可用复数）189isalargenumber.8and/plus/addedto2is/gets/makes/equals10.5minus/(taken)from8leaves/remains/3.Seventimes/multipliedbysixis/areforty-two.Twofivesmake/makesten.Ninedividedbythree(或Threeintonine)isthree.12isamultiple(倍数)of4.4isthesquare(平方)of2.125isthecube(立方)of5.5.国家名、书名、报刊、杂志名等概念：TheUnitedNationswasestablishedin1945.theUnitedStatesTheNewYorkTimesisaleadingnewspaper《纽约时报》Times《泰吾士报》TheThirty-NineStepswaswrittenby…《三十九级台阶》是…6.学科概念：-ics,-seconomics,electronics,ethics,linguistics,politics,physics,mathematics/maths,phonetics,statistics,ethics（论理学）Statisticsisabranchofmathematics统计学是数学的一个分支。7.（a/the）AandBacartandhorse/aneedleandthread/aknifeandfork/acupandsaucer/awatchandchainwhiskyandsoda/breadandbutter(一套)Theprofessorandpoetistogivethelecture.（主语指的是一个人，身份是教授兼诗人）8.Manya/Morethanone/No+n.(单数)Manyamanagreestotheplan.Nomanknowssuchasecret.9.each/every/noAand(each/every/no)BEachbookand(each)magazineisputinorder.Everyadultand(every)childisholdingaflag.Cf:Nomanand(no)childispresent.Nomenand(no)childrenareseen.10.anyone/one/hewho…(定语从句中)He/Onewhodoesn’treachtheGreatWallisn’tatrueman.11.one/each/everyoneofoneofthen-sis…(定语从句中)①oneofthen-swhoare…②the(only)/justtheoneofn-swhois…二.谓语动词用复数1.BothAandB2.a/theAanda/theB3.No+n-sNomanand(no)childispresent.Nomenand(no)childrenareseen.4.all/thosewho…(定语从句中)5.-ing结尾的名词：belongings,earnings,savings,sweepings(扫到一起的东西),winnings,surroundingsTheirpresentsurroundingsareverysatisfactory.他们目前的环境非常令人满意。Thetidingsarenotgood.这个消息不好。6.集体名词：people,police,youth,cattle,…7.一些本身具有复数意义或形式的名词：arms,troops(部队),ashes(灰烬),oats(燕麦),congratulations,contents(内容,目录),spirits(情绪),manners,minutes(会议记录),goods,odds(可能性),regards(问候),remains(残余),ruins,riches(财富),stairs,thanks,suburbs(郊区)Theminuteshaveseveralerrors.这份会议记录有几个错误。Theoddsarethatitwillraintoday.今天可能会下雨。8.表示衣着类的名词：clothes,jeans,pants,trousers,shorts,slacks(宽舒便裤),tights(裤袜),Jeansareinfashionatthemoment.牛仔裤现在很时兴。9.表示工具类的名词：glasses,scissors(剪子),tongs(夹子),compasses(圆规),scales(秤、天平)，chopsticks(筷子),10.表示山脉、群岛等专有名词:TheAlpsarethegreatmountainrangesinEurope阿尔卑斯山脉.TheMaldivesareintheIndianOcean.马尔代夫群岛在印度洋上。TheHimalayas喜玛拉雅山脉，theOlympicGames11.表示一家人：TheGreens/TheLiusare…TheBrownsareattable/liveonthe2ndfloor/have3children.三.谓语动词可用单数或复数形式1.集体名词：family,class,couple,commission/committee,pair,enemy,army,nation,audience,youth,corporation,club,public,association(联盟),band,company,firm,major...
