主谓一致
谓语动词用复数的情况
主语是复数形式的名词或代词
eg. They have never seen such a kind man.
The teachers are respected in the world.
2, 集体名词police, people, cattle做主语时,
eg. The police are running after the thief.
The cattle are eating grass in the field.
3, the + a. 表一类人时
如，the blind / dead / poor / wounded / living / old ……
eg. The dead are soon forgotten.
The rich are not always happy.
4, the + 以 – sh, -ese, -ch 杰维德表示国家和民族的形容词连用。
Eg. The English like to be with their families at Christmas.
The Chinese are a hand – working people.
5, 以 –sh 结尾的群岛，山脉，瀑布等
eg. The Philippines live to the southeast of China.
The Himalayas extend along the border of India and China.
6, 有些名词做主语，谓语动词只能用复数：earnings收入, thanks, good, leavings剩余物，残渣, clothes衣服, trousers, belongs所有物，财产, savings储蓄, scissors剪刀
谓语动词用复数的情况：
时间，金钱，重量，距离，长度，价值作主语时
eg. Ten thousand pounds is a large number.
Twenty years is only a short time in human history.
2, 动名词，不定式短语，从句充当主语时
eg. Looking after t he baby is my full-time job.
To die for the people is a worthy death.
When and where to hold the meeting is not decided.
3, 以 –s 结尾的学科名词做主语：physics, maths, politics
eg. Physics is hard to learn.
Politics is his favorite subject.
4, 书，报，地名，组织以复数形式出现作主语时
eg. The Times is a newspaper for the British government.
The Arabian Nights is an interesting story.
The united States is made up of 50 states.
5, and 连接的并列主语指同一概念时，
eg. Early to bed and early to rise is a good habit.
The singer and dancer comes from Hong Kong.
A worker and writer is going to give us a talk.
A knife and fork is used in western meal.
The forth and last chapter is very interesting.
6, 不定代词做主语时
eg. Someone is waiting for you at the school gate.
Nothing is important to a willing heart.
7, each
either + of + 复数名词，谓语动词用单数，
neither 但either, neither 口语中也可用复数
Each of us has a Chinese – English dictionary.
Either of the children is / are eager to go home.
Neither of the topics has / have been discussed so far.
8, many a, each, every, either, neither, more than one + 单数名词时
eg. Many a student has seen the film.
Every country has its custom.
More than one soldier was killed in the battle.
9, each each
every + 名词单数 + and + every + 名词单数
many a many a
no no
eg. Each man and each woman was invited here.
Every boy and every girl was born equal.
Many a boy and many a girl has been to the place.
No father and no mother wants to treat their children badly.
10, man (人类)，the world ( 世人)
eg. Man has created many useful things.
The world knows that the earth is round.
其他情况
（一），谓语动词与前一致，
with, together with, along with, besides, but, including, as well as, rather than, except, like
eg. Mary, together with her friends lives abroad.
All but one were here just now.
His parents, rather than the boy, are to blame.
( 二) 谓语动词遵循就近一致原则，
not only… but also…; either…or…; neither … nor…; there be 句型
eg. Either her or you are right.
Not only he but also I am right.
(三) 视情况而订单复数
Family, team, class, army, government, crowd, group, public, party, audience, crew, company, enemy 等集体名词做主语时，若强调整体，动词用单数，若强调个体，动词用复数。
Eg. The army has a secret task this week.
The army are helping to clean up after the earthquake.
My family are going on a trip this summer.
His family was poor when he was only a child.
Two thirds ( 分数)，half of, part of, percent of, the rest of, plenty of, lots of, most of, some of, none of, all of, majority of …… + 名词或代词，谓语动词根据名词或代词的单复数，可数与否来决定。
Eg. Forty percent of the money had been used up.
The workers are out of job.
Half of the students have finished their homework.
The fruit goes bad.
None of the money in the drawer is mine.
The boys here like dancing.
The number of 单数
A number of 复数
4. quantity
a ( large ) quantity of 可数 复数
不可数 单数
large quantities of : 谓语动词用复数
5． population
the population of …… 单数
… percent / 分数 of the population of 单 / 复
eg. The population of China is about 1.4 billion.
Two thirds of the population of China has / have become rich.
6. one and a half + n. 复数
one + n. + and a half 单数
eg. One and a half apples are left on the table.
One year and a half has passed.
7. all 指人， 复数
指物， 单数
eg. All is going well.
All have gone to Beijing.
8. 百分数，分数及其他比例词作主语谓语动词视名次而言。
Eg. 50% of the land is now suitable to grow plants.
This is because two thirds of the earth’s surface is made up of vast oceans.
Two thirds of these task have been completed.
