Subject-Verb Agreement
Rules:
Singular nouns are used with singular verbs while plural nouns are used with plural verbs
7.What we have to learn ___ the pieces of language that produce inversion.
8. Two plus two ______ four.
9. Twelve divided by four ___ three.
10. My mother, as well as my father, ___
a key to the office.
11. Neither of them ___ in good health, but both worked very hard.
12.The bread and the butter ___ on sale.
主谓一致
Here _____(come) the bus.
There __ (be) a pen and some pieces of paper.
East of the city_____ a few glass works
comes
is
are
2)There____(be)more than one answer to your question.
3) _____(be) either you or he going to attend the meeting?
4)He or you_____ (have)taken my pen.
is
Are
have
1)
就近一致
3 . 1) A teacher with five students ____ in the classroom .
??? 2) A teacher and five students ____ in the classroom .
B
A.
1.A professor, rather than a doctor, _____ (be) sent to help in the work.
2.No one including the teachers_____ (be) allowed to use the room.
B
B
语法一致
? A . are ????????? B . is
当主语后面跟有
with, together with, along with,
but, except, besides,
as well as, including, in addition to,
like, rather than
等引导的词组时,其谓语动词的单、
复数按主语单、复数而定。
3).No teacher and no student___(be) in the classroom.
1). Many a boy and many a girl_____ (have) made such a funny experiment.
is
has
2)More than one game _____(be)lost.
was
4) Each boy and each girl ______ (want)
to serve the people in the future.
5) Every man and every woman ____ (live )
peacefully.
wants
lives
many a(许多)和 more than one(不止一个)
等作定语修饰做主语的单数可数名词时,
谓语动词用单数
Many a man thinks that life is meaningless
without purpose.
用 and连接的并列主语被each,every或no修饰时,谓语动词 用单数。
不定代词each, one, no one, some(any, no, every)+ body (one或thing) 或either, neither在句中作主语或限定词时, 谓语一律用单数.
Each of us has a car.
Someone wants to buy the house.
Either of them wants to take a vocation.
对比: We each have a car.
Every hour and every minute is important.
Serving people____(be)my great happiness.
When we’ll go out for an outing _____(have ) been decided.
is
has
What caused the accident
and who was responsible for it ______(remain) a mystery to us.
remain
Going to bed early and getting up early____(be)a good habit.
is
不定式(短语), 动名词
(短语)或从句作主语时,
谓语动词用单数.
6.1) Those who_____(want )to go should sign your names here.
2)He is one of the students who ____ been invited .
??? 3) He is the only one of the students who ____ been invited .
??????????? A . has ???????? B . have
want
B
A.
None of this ______ (worry) me.
worries
None of us______perfect.
is/are
The scissors_____(be)sharp.
One pair of scissors____(be) enough, but three pairs of them____enough.
are
isn't
are
Here____(be)the remains of a temple.
The remains of the meal_________fed to the dog.
are
were/was
trousers, shoes, glasses, socks, stockings,
scissors单独作主语时,谓语动词用复数,但
当它们与a pair of或pairs of连用时,谓语动
词与pair的数保持一致。
The pair of glasses fits you well.
Several pairs of new shoes have been sent to
the old men.
7.1)My father’s “selected poems” ___ first published in 1957.
2) I think physics____difficult to learn.
is
was
The only means to achieve success ___(be)to appeal to arms (诉诸武力).
All possible means to achieve success ______(have)been tried.
is
have
works, species means 等
5.1) The population of this city ____ six million .
2) About 70 percent of the population of our country ____ peasants .
??????????? A . is ????????? B . are
A.
B
内容 一致
内容 一致
内容 一致
A speaker and writer ______________
(invite) to our school.
and连接并列主语、谓语动词通常用复数,
但如果指同个人,同一事物或同一概念,谓
语动词用单数,这时and后面的名词无冠词。
has been invited
内容 一致
Five minutes _____ (be) enough.
One dollar and seventy eight cents _____ (be) what she has.
Three of us____(have)joined the team.
is
is
have
Part of the textbooks ______(have) arrived.
have
Part of the apple____(have) been eaten up by the pig.
has
不定数量的词组,part of,lots of,plenty of,the rest of, most of, all of, part of,等做主语,谓语动词由量词后的名词决定。
4 . 1) Sixty percent of the students of our school ____ boys .
??? 2) Sixty percent of the building____ rented(租) to that company .
A . are ???????? B . is
1) The rest of the money ____ on the desk .
??? 2) The rest of the books ____ on the desk .
? A . is ???????? B . are
A.
B
A.
B
1.My family _____ (be) a big family. 2.My family ____(be) listening to the radio.
is
are
Collective nouns can have a singular or plural verb. If the noun refers to a whole unit, the verb is singular. If it refers to the individual members of a unit, the verb is plural. Such collective nouns are:
army, class, family, club, company, audience, committee, public, party, government, crowd, band and so on.
3. Domestic cattle _______(provide) us with milk, beef and hides.
The police ____ (be) trying to catch the thief.
provide
are
形单意复的词: people, cattle, police
8 . 1) The teacher and writer ____ going to give us a talk .
??? 2) The teacher and the writer ____ going to give us a talk .
??????????? A . is ???????? B . are
9 . 1) A number of students___ playing on the playground .
??? 2) The number of the students in our school ____ about 1500 .
??????????? A . is ???????? B . are
A.
B
B
A.
Forty minus fifteen______(leave)25.
Forty divided by eight ___(be)five.
Seven and five___________(make)12.
Five times eight_______(be)forty.
leaves
is
makes/make
is /are
The worker and writer ___(be) talking to the students.
is
A hammer and a saw____ useful tools.
are
A knife and fork _____ on the table.
Going to bed early and getting up early
______ a good habit.
The girl’s teacher and friend __ handsome.
is
is
is
7 . 1) Each of them ____ seen the film .
??? 2) They each ____ seen the film .
??? 3) Each boy and each girl ____ seen the film .
??????????? A . has ???????? B . have
A.
B
A.
This kind of book ____ very useful but book of that kind _____ useless.
2. The following _____ some newly-published popular magazines.
3. Neither ____ he gone to see her. nor will he do so.
4. Many a man _____ come to help us.
5. No bird and no beast _____ seen in the lonely island.
6. Here ____ a new pair of shoes for you.
is
are
are
has
has
is
is
7. When and where to go for the on-salary holiday ____ (not decide ) yet.
8. What the remote area need _____ education to children and what the children need ____ good textbooks at the moment.
9. There ____ a table, four chairs, three bikes in the courtyard, in the middle of which ____ two tall trees with great shade.
has not been decided
is
are
is
are
11. Between the windows ______ (hang ) a picture.
12. Every boy and every girl as well as teachers who ______ to visit the museum ____ asked to be a the school gate before 6:30 in the morning.
13. What the teacher and the students want to say _____ that either of the countries _____ beautiful.
hangs
are
is
is
is
14. ---- How did your students express their thanks to you on Teachers’ Day?
---- A gift, together with many flowers.
____ sent to me by my students.
Five hundred yuan a month _____ enough to live on.
16. The young ____ eaten up almost everything; one and a half bananas _____ left on the table.
was
is
have
has been
表示数量的one and a half后,名词要用复
数形式,但是其短语作主语时,谓语动词
用单数形式。
The performance ____ very funny.
3) Whether we’ll go ______on the weather.
4) Many natural materials ____
becoming scarce.
5) Both you and I ___?students.
6) What I think and what I seek ____
been fairly reflected in my paper.
was
depends
are
are
have
are
is/are
has
was
are
is
14.Growing around the lake ______(be) wild
flowers of different colors.
15.Different areas of the country _____
(have) different customs.
16. Cattle______ allowed to graze on the
village.
17. The government which____ responsible
for this event tried to find a solution.
18. No bird and no beast _____(live) on the
lonely island.
are
have
are
was
lives
19. Many people say 10,000 dollars __(be) a
lot of money.
20. All of my hope __ (be) gone.
21. In the boat ___ (be) three young men.
22. Fish and chips _____ (be) a kind of food.
23. The departed ____ a well-known engineer.
is
is
are
is
was
Collecting stamps____my hobby.
2.1)My trousers ____ as new as yours.
???2)A pair of my trousers__on the bed.
??????????? A . is ????????? B . are
is
B
A
Subject-Verb Agreement
Rules:
Singular nouns are used with singular verbs while plural nouns are used with plural verbs
7.What we have to learn ___ the pieces of language that produce inversion.
8. Two plus two ______ four.
9. Twelve divided by four ___ three.
10. My mother, as well as my father, ___
a key to the office.
11. Neither of them ___ in good health, but both worked very hard.
12.The bread and the butter ___ on sale.
Serving people____(be)my great happiness.
When we’ll go out for an outing _____(have ) been decided.
is
has
What caused the accident
and who was responsible for it ______(remain) a mystery to us.
remain
Going to bed early and getting up early____(be)a good habit.
is
None of this ______ (worry) me.
worries
None of us______perfect.
is/are
7.1)My father’s “selected poems” ___ first published in 1957.
2) I think physics____difficult to learn.
is
was
Subject-Verb Agreement
Rules:
Singular nouns are used with singular verbs while plural nouns are used with plural verbs
7.What we have to learn ___ the pieces of language that produce inversion.
8. Two plus two ______ four.
9. Twelve divided by four ___ three.
10. My mother, as well as my father, ___
a key to the office.
11. Neither of them ___ in good health, but both worked very hard.
12.The bread and the butter ___ on sale.
are
is/are
has
was
are
is
14.Growing around the lake ______(be) wild
flowers of different colors.
15.Different areas of the country _____
(have) different customs.
16. Cattle______ allowed to graze 放牧on
the village.
17. The government which____ responsible
for this event tried to find a solution.
18. No bird and no beast _____(live) on the
lonely island.
are
have
are
was
lives
Subject-Verb Agreement
Rules:
Singular nouns are used with singular verbs while plural nouns are used with plural verbs
7.What we have to learn ___ the pieces of language that produce inversion.
8. Two plus two ______ four.
9. Twelve divided by four ___ three.
10. My mother, as well as my father, ___
a key to the office.
11. Neither of them ___ in good health, but both worked very hard.
12.The bread and the butter ___ on sale.
Subject-Verb Agreement
Rules:
Singular nouns are used with singular verbs while plural nouns are used with plural verbs
7.What we have to learn ___ the pieces of language that produce inversion.
8. Two plus two ______ four.
9. Twelve divided by four ___ three.
10. My mother, as well as my father, ___
a key to the office.
11. Neither of them ___ in good health, but both worked very hard.
12.The bread and the butter ___ on sale.
Subject-Verb Agreement
Rules:
Singular nouns are used with singular verbs while plural nouns are used with plural verbs
7.What we have to learn ___ the pieces of language that produce inversion.
8. Two plus two ______ four.
9. Twelve divided by four ___ three.
10. My mother, as well as my father, ___
a key to the office.
11. Neither of them ___ in good health, but both worked very hard.
12.The bread and the butter ___ on sale.
many a(许多)和 more than one(不止一个)
等作定语修饰做主语的单数可数名词时,
谓语动词用单数
Many a man thinks that life is meaningless
without purpose.
用 and连接的并列主语被each,every或no修饰时,谓语动词 用单数。
Every hour and every minute is important.
不定代词each, one, no one, some(any, no, every)+ body (one或thing) 或either, neither在句中作主语或限定词时, 谓语一律用单数.
Each of us has a car.
Someone wants to buy the house.
Either of them wants to take a vocation.
对比: We each have a car.