1、精選ppt主謂一致易錯點主謂一致易錯點主謂一致：在英語句子里, 謂語受主語支配,其動詞必須和主語在人稱和數上保持一致。三大基本原則：語法一致原則、概念一致原則、就近原則精選pptThe statistics _ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. (2006, 62)A. provesB. is provingC. are provingD. prove譯文：統計數字證明這個地區的生活水平在近幾年里有了顯著提高。 這里的statistics意思是“數據、統計數字”，是復數名詞

2、，謂語動詞用復數，Statistics還有用作“統計學”意思，用單數。c此外，prove表示“（已）證明”，不可用現代進行時。D精選ppt 以-ics結尾的學科名詞或是疾病名詞或是游戲名稱的名詞，謂語動詞要用單數。e.g. physics(物理學) mathematics(數學)，mechanics(機械學) acoustics(聲學)，politics(政治學），economics(經濟學)，linguistics(語言學)，athletics(體育學)，tactics(兵法)optics（光學），acoustics（聲學），statistics（統計學），diabetes(糖尿病)，mea

3、sles （麻疹）, Phlebitis(靜脈炎)等，Darts(投鏢游戲)，Cards(打紙牌) 表示時間、距離、價格、度量衡的復數名詞或短語表示時間、距離、價格、度量衡的復數名詞或短語當作為一個整體看待時，謂語動詞一般用單數形式。當作為一個整體看待時，謂語動詞一般用單數形式。12精選pptWhich of the following sentences is INCORRECT? （2014，54）Physics is an important school subject. B. The Niagara Falls is in North America. C. The United S

4、tates borders Canada. D. Mumps is a kind of infectious disease. B. A項的physics 是學科名，C項The United States 是國名的專有名詞，D項mumps”腮腺炎”一種疾病。B. The Niagara Falls尼亞加拉大瀑布不止一條，謂語用復數。All the Presidents Men _ one of the important books for historians who study the Watergate Scandal. (2007,52)A. remain B. remainsC. r

5、emained D. is remainingB. B.B.譯文：總統班底仍然是歷史學家研究“水門事件”的重要著作之一。精選ppt 用作書名、劇名、報紙名、國名、組織機構等的復數名詞作主語時，謂語動詞用單數形式；以-s結尾的地理名稱，國名the United States, the United Nations(聯合國)，the Netherlands(荷蘭)，用單數。如果是群島the West Indies(西印度群島)，山脈the Himalayas(喜馬拉雅山脈)，海峽the Straits of Gibraltar(直布羅陀海峽)，瀑布the Niagara Falls(尼亞加拉大瀑布

6、)，用復數3精選ppt 以or, eitheror, neithernor, not onlybut also , but (also), nor等連接的名詞或代詞作主語時，謂語動詞形式遵循就近原則，須同最近的主語單復數形式保持一致。C.Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT? (2012,51)A.Twenty miles seems like a long walk to him. B. No one except his supporters agree with him. C. Neither Julia nor I were goi

7、ng to the party. D. Few students in my class are really lazy. C項考neigher. nor .的就近原則。B項中主語是no one，謂語通常用單數；但在非正式語體中，也可根據“就近原則”來決定隨后動詞的形式，即根據復數supporters使用agree。精選pptMr Wells, together with all the members of his family, _ for Europe this afternoon. (2004) A. are to leave B. are leaving C. is leaving

8、D. LeaveC 當主語后面緊跟as well as, no less than, rather than, more than, but, except, besides, with, accompanied by, along with, together with, like, including, in addition to, combined with, as much as 等引導的介詞短語，表示伴隨的人或者事時，謂語動詞的單復數形式由主語的數來決定。5精選pptWhich of the following sentences is grammatically INCORREC

9、T? 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看作整體單數，mumps腮腺炎這個單詞就是以s結尾的，不可數名詞；furniture在英語里是不可數名詞；A里的politics并不是指政治，而是指政治學(political science)，是不可數名詞，此外，po

10、litics表示政治可以看作不可數名詞，也可以看作復數，比如Politics have always interested me. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT? (2012,65)APoultry are very expensive in the city. BNew machinery were introduced in the factory. CThe police are investigating the murder case. DThe militia were called out to rescue floo

11、d victims. B .精選ppt 集合名詞指整體時，用單數代詞；指由不同的人組成的集合時，用復數代詞，像Audience, couple, family, public, class, crowd, government, staff, committee, group, team, crew, company集體名詞; 但是有些集體名詞 ，像foliage（葉子）, machinery, equipment, furniture（家具）, merchandise（商品）,通常作不可數名詞，隨后的動詞用單數。 police, people, cattle, poultry， militi

12、a(民兵)等通常作復數，用復數動詞6精選pptu如果主語是由“a committee/panel/board of+復數名詞”構成，隨后的動詞通常用單數。例如：A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.精選ppt某些固定結構中謂語的數：某些固定結構中謂語的數：u a great many + 可數名詞復數 謂語用復數umany a + 可數名詞單數 謂語用單數ua number of +可數名詞復數 謂語用復數uthe number of +可數名詞復數 謂語用單數uthe majority of +可數

13、名詞復數 謂語用復數ueach/every +可數名詞單數 謂語用單數uneither/either of +可數名詞復數 謂語用單數umore than one +可數名詞單數 謂語用單數uone and a half +可數名詞復數 謂語用單數uthe greater part of / a large proportion of / 50% of / one third of / plenty of / the rest of u謂語的數與of后面的名詞一致精選ppt More than one person ( ) known it. More persons than one （ ）

14、known it. Many a worker ( ) killed in the accident.A has, have , was B. have, have ,were C. have, have, was D. Has, have , were A7umore than one + n/ Many a + n/ Every A and every B / No A and no B/ one and a half +n 謂語動詞用單數。 注意：more 復數名詞+than one 用復數。e.g. More members than one are against your plan

15、. 精選ppte.g. 1. A total of ten thousand dollars _ donated last month. (be) 2. The total of dollars donated last month _100,000 dollars.(be)3. It is said that the average of moles(痣） a person has_ fourteen. (be)4. An average of 20 candidates _ applied for the job every month. (have) a number of / an average of / a total of +名詞復數，主語是后面名詞the number of/ the average of /the total of +名詞，主語是number, averagewerewasishave8精選ppt.It is futile to d