主谓一致
主谓一致是指句子的谓语动词要与句子的主语在人称和数上保持一致。这类题的出题方式一般是要求考生根据已给的主语或主语部分在四个选项中选出与之相配的正确的谓语动词。
l)名词作主语的情况:通常情况下,作主语的名词为单数,谓语动词肯定用单数;名词为复数,谓语动词用复数。但下列情况应特别注意。
要求用单数谓语动词的名词:表示国家、学科、书、杂志或剧名的词,如mathematics(数学),the United States(美国)等;不可数名词,如information(信息),news(新闻),furniture(家具),the population(人口)等作主语时,谓语动词用单数。
Physics is so difficult for me to learn well.
物理对我来说学好太难了。
The new advanced machinery has been sent to the factory.
新的先进机器已经送到工厂了。
Harry Potter is very popular all over the world.
《哈利·波特》在全世界都很受欢迎。
要求用复数谓语动词的名词:arms(武装),clothes(衣服),goods(货物),people(人),police(警察),cattle(牛),youth(年轻人)等作主语时,谓语动词用复数。
The goods have been transported to you by sea.
货物已经海运发给你了。
The people who go online include those who are looking for better opportunities.
上网人包括那些寻找更好机会的人。
要求用单数或复数谓语动词的名词:有些名词在作主语时,其所需的谓语动词要看情形而定。
表示两个对称部分组成的事物的名词,单独作主语时,谓语动词用复数;用量词或表示类别的词修饰后作主语时,谓语动词根据量词的数目变换。这类词有:shoes(鞋),pants(裤子),shorts(短裤),glasses(眼镜),trousers(长裤),scissors(剪子),等等。修饰这些词的短语有:kind of,type of,pair of,quantity of,amount of,等等。
The new shoes I just bought are for my daughter.
我刚买的鞋是给我女儿的。
The pair of glasses belongs to her mother.
那副眼镜是她妈妈的。
Two types of pants are sold out.
两种款式的裤子卖光了。
单、复数同形的名词作主语时,强调单数时用单数谓语动词,强调复数时用复数谓语动词。这类词有:family(家庭、家庭成员),team(队、队员),class(班级、班级成员),government(政府、政府官员),club(俱乐部、俱乐部成员),public(公众、公民),group(小组、小组成员),crowd(群、一群人),crew(工作人员),means(方法),works(工厂),sheep(羊),fish(鱼),Japanese(日本人),Chinese(中国人),any(无论哪个、无论哪些),等等。
Her family is very warm.Every member of her family is so friendly.
她的家庭非常温暖,每一个家庭成员都很友好。
The class is/are interested in his lectures.
班里的同学对他的讲座很感兴趣。
2)代词作主语的情况:
要求单数谓语动词的代词:someone,anyone,no one,everyone,somethin9,nothing,each,等等。
Each of them in the team has been working hard.
队里的每一个人都一直在努力训练。
No one likes your book.
没人喜欢你的书。
代词后接名词,谓语动词则根据其名词而定。这类代词及其形式有:all of,some of,half of,none of,most of,lots of,a lot of,plenty of,等等。同样这些代词,后不加of用法相同。
Some of the people were late this morning for the heavy rain.
今天早晨因为大雨有些人迟到了。
Some of water is left in the cup.
杯子里还剩了点儿水。
All the things are in the car now.
现在所有的东西都在车里了。
Some work is easy.
有些活很简单。
3)数量词作主语的情况:
Many a+可数名词单数,谓语动词用单数,表示“许多”。
A number of+名词复数,谓语动词用复数,表示“许多”。
The number of+名词复数,谓语动词用单数,表示“……的数量”。
Many a student now in high school has taken TOEFl.
如今许多中学生都考了托福。
A number of soldiers have gone to Sichuan Province.
许多士兵都去了四川省。
The number of the students in our school is 2,000.
我们学校的学生数是2 000。
百分数作主语时,谓语动词的单、复数由名词的单、复数及其意义而定。
90 percent of students have passed the test.(students复数)
百分之九十的学生通过了考试。
90 percent is a large percentage.(强调百分比)
百分之九十是一个很大的比例。
时间、价格、距离、度量衡单位等名词或短语作主语时,无论单、复数,谓语动词一律用单数。
Ten years has passed.
过去l0年了。
500 meters is not far at all.We can walk there.
500米根本不远,我们可以走过去。
4)从句或短语作主语时,谓语动词用单数。
Reading books is a good way to learn more.
要学得更多,读书是个好方法。
How far we can go is a problem.
我们到底能走多远是个问题。
What I said is good to you.
我所说的是为你好。
注意:who和what引导的从句作主语时,如果指具体的人或事,谓语动词的单、复数则须根据其含义而定。
What I need are things like books,pens,notebooks so on.
我需要的是书、笔、本子之类的东西。
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