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1、主主谓一致易一致易错点点主谓一致：在英语句子里, 谓语受主语支配,其动词必须和主语在人称和数上保持一致。三大基本原则：语法一致原则、概念一致原则、就近原则Thestatistics_thatlivingstandardsintheareahaveimproveddrasticallyinrecenttimes.(2006,62)A.provesB.isprovingC.areprovingD.prove译文：统计数字证明这个地区的生活水平在近几年里有了显著提高。这里的statistics意思是“数据、统计数字”，是复数名词，谓语动词用复数，Statistics还有用作“统计学”意思，用单数。c
2、此外，prove表示“（已）证明”，不可用现代进行时。D以-ics结尾的学科名词或是疾病名词或是游戏名称的名词，谓语动词要用单数。e.g.physics(物理学)mathematics(数学)，mechanics(机械学)acoustics(声学)，politics(政治学），economics(经济学)，linguistics(语言学)，athletics(体育学)，tactics(兵法)optics（光学），acoustics（声学），statistics（统计学），diabetes(糖尿病)，measles（麻疹）,Phlebitis(静脉炎)等，Darts(投镖游戏)，Cards(打纸
3、牌)表示时间、距离、价格、度量衡的复数名词或短语表示时间、距离、价格、度量衡的复数名词或短语当作为一个整体看待时，谓语动词一般用单数形式。当作为一个整体看待时，谓语动词一般用单数形式。12WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?（2014，54）A.Physicsisanimportantschoolsubject.B.TheNiagaraFallsisinNorthAmerica.C.TheUnitedStatesbordersCanada.D.Mumpsisakindofinfectiousdisease.B.A项的physics是学科名，C项The
4、UnitedStates是国名的专有名词，D项mumps”腮腺炎”一种疾病。B.TheNiagaraFalls尼亚加拉大瀑布不止一条，谓语用复数。AllthePresidentsMen_oneoftheimportantbooksforhistorianswhostudytheWatergateScandal.(2007,52)A.remainB.remainsC.remainedD.isremainingB.B.B.译文：总统班底仍然是历史学家研究“水门事件”的重要著作之一。用作书名、剧名、报纸名、国名、组织机构等的复数名词作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式；以-s结尾的地理名称，国名theUni
5、tedStates,theUnitedNations(联合国)，theNetherlands(荷兰)，用单数。如果是群岛theWestIndies(西印度群岛)，山脉theHimalayas(喜马拉雅山脉)，海峡theStraitsofGibraltar(直布罗陀海峡)，瀑布theNiagaraFalls(尼亚加拉大瀑布)，用复数3以or,eitheror,neithernor,notonlybutalso,but(also),nor等连接的名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词形式遵循就近原则，须同最近的主语单复数形式保持一致。C.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCOR
6、RECT?(2012,51)A.Twentymilesseemslikealongwalktohim.B.Nooneexcepthissupportersagreewithhim.C.NeitherJulianorIweregoingtotheparty.D.Fewstudentsinmyclassarereallylazy.C项考neigher. nor .的就近原则。B项中主语是no one，谓语通常用单数；但在非正式语体中，也可根据“就近原则”来决定随后动词的形式，即根据复数supporters使用agree。MrWells,togetherwithallthemembersofhisf
7、amily,_forEuropethisafternoon.(2004)A.aretoleaveB.areleavingC.isleavingD.LeaveC当主语后面紧跟aswellas,nolessthan,ratherthan,morethan,but,except,besides,with,accompaniedby,alongwith,togetherwith,like,including,inadditionto,combinedwith,asmuchas等引导的介词短语，表示伴随的人或者事时，谓语动词的单复数形式由主语的数来决定。5Which of the following s
8、entences is grammatically INCORRECT? A. Politics are the art or science of government. B. Ten miles seems like a long walk to me. C. Mumps is a kind of infectious disease. D. All the furniture has arrived undamaged.Aten miles看作整体单数，mumps腮腺炎这个单词就是以s结尾的，不可数名词；furniture在英语里是不可数名词；A里的politics并不是指政治，而是指政
9、治学(political science)，是不可数名词，此外，politics表示政治可以看作不可数名词，也可以看作复数，比如Politics have always interested me. WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?(2012,65)APoultryareveryexpensiveinthecity.BNewmachinerywereintroducedinthefactory.CThepoliceareinvestigatingthemurdercase.DThemilitiawerecalledouttorescueflood
10、victims.B.集合名词指整体时，用单数代词；指由不同的人组成的集合时，用复数代词，像Audience,couple,family,public,class,crowd,government,staff,committee,group,team,crew,company集体名词;但是有些集体名词，像foliage（叶子）,machinery,equipment,furniture（家具）,merchandise（商品）,通常作不可数名词，随后的动词用单数。police,people,cattle,poultry，militia(民兵)等通常作复数，用复数动词6u如果主语是由“acommit
11、tee/panel/boardof+复数名词”构成，随后的动词通常用单数。例如：A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.某些固定某些固定结构中构中谓语的数：的数：uagreatmany+可数名词复数谓语用复数umanya+可数名词单数谓语用单数uanumberof+可数名词复数谓语用复数uthenumberof+可数名词复数谓语用单数uthemajorityof+可数名词复数谓语用复数ueach/every+可数名词单数谓语用单数uneither/eitherof+可数名词复数谓语用单数umoretha
12、none+可数名词单数谓语用单数uoneandahalf+可数名词复数谓语用单数uthegreaterpartof/alargeproportionof/50%of/onethirdof/plentyof/therestofu谓语的数与of后面的名词一致Morethanoneperson()knownit.Morepersonsthanone（）knownit.Manyaworker()killedintheaccident.Ahas,have,wasB.have,have,wereC.have,have,wasD.Has,have,wereA7umore than one + n/ Many
13、 a + n/ Every A and every B / No A and no B/ one and a half +n 谓语动词用单数。 注意：more 复数名词+than one 用复数。e.g. More members than one are against your plan. e.g.1.Atotaloftenthousanddollars_donatedlastmonth.(be)2.Thetotalofdollarsdonatedlastmonth_100,000dollars.(be)3.Itissaidthattheaverageofmoles(痣）apersonha
14、s_fourteen.(be)4.Anaverageof20candidates_appliedforthejobeverymonth.(have)anumberof/anaverageof/atotalof+名词复数，主语是后面名词thenumberof/theaverageof/thetotalof+名词，主语是number,averagewerewasishave8.Itisfutiletodiscussthematterfurther,because_goingtoagreeuponanythingtoday.AneitheryounorIareBneitheryounormeisCneitheryounorIamDneithermenoryouareC译文：进一步讨论这个事情是无益的，因为今天你我都在任何事情上不愿达成一致。
