(共18张PPT)
Subject-Verb Agreement
主谓一致
一.and 连接两个或两个以上单数名词或代词作主语时,
如果指两个或两个以上不同的人或物时, 谓语动词用复数。
He and I are both students of this school.
2. 如连接两个以上名词指同一人或物,或指同一概念时,谓语动词用单数。
The singer and actor is going to give a solo concert in our city.
The knife and fork is on the table.
比较:
Bread and butter is a common food for breakfast in England.
Bread and butter are sold in this shop.
二.with; along with;together with; as well as; besides ; like; without; except/but
Including; not
谓语动词与连接词前一部分主语一致
Mary, like many girls, loves dancing.
All the students,including Tom, are leaving.
No one, except/but me knows about it.
三。 如果主语是动词不定式,动词-ing形式或主语从句,谓语动词用单数。
What he is doing seems very important.
Collecting stamps is his hobby.
四. or; either…or; neither…nor; not only …but also ; there be 结构等,谓语动词就近一致。
Neither you nor I am wrong.
There is a pen, two pencils in the pencil-box.
五. 不定代词all; more; most; some; any; none 等作主语,谓语动词视情况而定.
All of the apples are rotten.
All of the apple is rotten.
None of the money is left.
None of the students were there.
六. The restof; half of; part of; majoroty of; percent of; one third of 等加名词, 谓语动词与of 后的名词一致。
Half of the students have finished their compositions.
Half of the fruit is bad.
About 60 percent of the people are farmers.
About 60 percent of the work is done.
七. 集合名词作主语,强调整体谓语动词用单数,强调其中的成员,谓语动词用复数。如:people; police; cattle; family; class; crowd; team; group; crew; government; committee; audience 等。
The audience is very big.
The audience are listening to him carefully.
八. 有些名词,单复数同形, 作主语时,谓语按上下文来决定。如:means; works; deer; fish; sheep; Chinese; Japanese 等。
Not every means id useful.
Not all means are useful.
The chemical works is in the east of the city.
九.every…and every…; each…and each…; no…and no…连接单数名词,谓语动词用单数。
Every boy and every girl in this class is very diligent.
No sound and no voice is heard.
Many a; more than one; one and a half与单数名词组成词组, 谓语动词用单数。
Many a boy has played this kind of game.
One and a half apples is enough.
十. The+形容词(表示一类人)作主语,谓语动词用复数。
The wounded are taken good care of in the hospital.
The young are fond of Rock and Roll.
十一. 表示时间,距离;价格;度量衡等的复数名词作主语,谓语动词用单数。
Ten years is a long time for Mathilde.
Five yuan is not enough for me to buy this book.
十二. 加减乘除算式中,谓语动词用单数。
Two plus two is/makes/equals four.
十三. 书刊;报纸;国名等作主语时;谓语动词用单数。
The Times is a newspaper of London.
The United States refers to America.
十四. 复合不定代词作主语,谓语动词用单数。
Someone is asking for you.
Nothing is found in that room.
十五.有些词看上去是复数,而实际上是单数,或者单复数意义不相同。
The news is very surprising.
Maths is my favourate subject.
Politics is difficult to learn.
His politics are always not the same as others’.
其他:
Why and how he stole the money is being looked into.
Why he left home and where he went are nor clear.
Going to bed early and getting up early is a good habit.