主谓一致一.谓语动词用单数的情况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BreadandbutterisadailyfoodintheWest
Timeandtidewaitsfornoman1)
由and连接的并列成分指的是同一概念,兼具身份或匹配出现
TheworkerandthewriterisfromWuhan
(那个工人兼作家⋯)(比较:TheworkerandthewriterarefromBeijing
那位工人和那位作家)4
Every⋯and(every)⋯,each⋯and(each⋯,no⋯and(no)⋯,manya⋯and(manya)⋯连接两个单数名