第 1 页 共 8 页 在英语的句子中,谓语动词的形式应与主语的人称和数保持一致。近几年来,高考关于该内容的考查主要集中在语法一致、逻辑意义一致以及就近(远)一致原则等三个方面。 一、语法一致原则 只要确定句子的主语是单数意义,则谓语用单数,句子的主语意义复数,则谓语用复数。具体表现如下: 1.不可数名词作主语,一律视为单数。某些以s 结尾的单数名词作主语,仍视为单数。 No news is good news. His task was to collect information. How much machinery has been installed? 2.表示单一概念的动名词、不定式或句子作主语时,谓语动词用单数。 When and where to go for the on-salary holiday has not been decided yet. 3. “ one, either, neither, each of +复数名词或代词”作主语时, 谓语用单数。 Either of the stories is very funny. 4.something, everything, anything, nothing,somebody, nobody, no one 等不定代词作主语,谓语通常是单数。 Nothing is impossible. 5.表示时间、金钱、距离、重量、数量的复数名词作主语,通常看作一个整体,谓语动词用单数。 Ten pounds was missing from the box. 6. a series of, a kind of, a piece of, a pair of 等量词修饰名词,通常以量词的单复数形式来决定谓语的单复数。 This pair of glasses is very expensive. Two series of new stamps have been ordered. 7.a number of +复数名词,“许多„„”,复数意义;the number of +复数名词,“„„的数目”,单数意义。the population of… “„„的人口数量”作主语时,谓语用单数,但如果是分数、百分数、half of, the rest of the population 作主语时,具体指其中的多少人,复数意义,谓语则用复数。the average of… “„„的平均数量”,作主语时,谓语用单数。 第 2 页 共 8 页 The number of the students in our school is quite large and a number of teachers work hard. The population of China is large and most of the population are farmers. 8.主语后with, together with, along with, except, besides, as well as 等短语时,谓语动词的数要和这些短语前面的名词的单复数保持一致。(因为with 等词为介词,其...