⑼由并列連詞(or, either…or, neither…nor, not only…but (also)等)連接的并列成份作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞按就近原則與其保持一致。如:
Neither you nor I am right.
Either Jack or his sisters are going to the cinema.
⑽在“here, there”引導(dǎo)的結(jié)構(gòu)中,如果有多于一個(gè)的主語(yǔ),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞與鄰近的主語(yǔ)取得一致。如:
There are two books, a rule and a pen on the desk.
Here is a table, some chairs, and a few desks in the room.
⑾“the + 形容詞或分詞”作主語(yǔ)時(shí),若指一個(gè)人或抽象概念,謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)形式;若指一類(lèi)人,謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式。如:
The deceased was his mother.
The good are demanding their ringhts.
⑿由as well as, as much as, no less than, rather than等連接的并列主語(yǔ),在意義上更強(qiáng)調(diào)第一主語(yǔ)。根據(jù)語(yǔ)法一致的原則,動(dòng)詞形式通常取決于第一主語(yǔ)的數(shù)和人稱(chēng)。如:
I, as well as him, am ready for outing.
He as much as us is responsible for it.
2.謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)形式的情形
⑴不定式短語(yǔ)、動(dòng)名詞及名詞從句作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)形式。如:
To become doctors is their ambition.
Reading without comprehension is no good.
What that country needs is more jobs and lower taxes.
⑵表示時(shí)間、距離、重量、長(zhǎng)度、價(jià)值等的名詞,不論單復(fù)數(shù),當(dāng)作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞均用單數(shù)形式。如:
Twenty years is a long period of his life.
Five thousand dollars is more than I can afford.
⑶用and連接的名詞或代詞前有every, each, no, many a等修飾時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)。如:
Every one of the figures was checked at least twice.
⑷事件、國(guó)名、機(jī)構(gòu)名稱(chēng)、書(shū)籍及其它作品的名稱(chēng)作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞均用單數(shù)形式。
The United Nations was formed in 1945.
Great Expectation is a very famous novel.
⑸限定詞(each, every, one, many a, not only one, either, neither等)作主語(yǔ)或修飾主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞一般是單數(shù)。如:
Each of the students has a studying plan.
Every cook praises his own broth.
⑹and連接的兩個(gè)名詞或代詞作主語(yǔ)時(shí),如果指的是同一個(gè)人或指一種整體事物時(shí),根據(jù)概念一致的原則,后面的動(dòng)詞要用單數(shù)形式。特別是and前的名詞或代詞前有冠詞the,而and后的名詞或代詞前沒(méi)有冠詞the,須用單數(shù)謂語(yǔ)。
Ham and eggs is often preferred to hamburgers.
The manager and secretary was present at the meeting.
這類(lèi)名詞還有:fish and chips, bread and butter,law and order,a cup and saucer,the needle and thread等。
⑺短語(yǔ)“a deal (amount, proportion, quantity) + 不可數(shù)名詞”、“a portion (kind, series,
species) of + 名詞“作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)。
A large amount of oil was spilt on the road.
A portion of goods has been transported to the city.
⑻“the number of …”作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞也用單數(shù)形式。如:
The number of students is increasing every year in the school.
3.謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式的情形
當(dāng)主語(yǔ)是下列情況時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞只能用復(fù)數(shù)形式。
⑴由and或both…and…連接的短語(yǔ)作主語(yǔ)。(2.中的⑹例外)
Both he and I are good at English.
⑵常以復(fù)數(shù)形式出現(xiàn)的名詞作主語(yǔ)。如:clothes, pants, shears, riches, remains等。
⑶quantities后面的名詞無(wú)論是可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)還是不可數(shù)名詞,謂語(yǔ)都用復(fù)數(shù)形式。
如:
Large quantities of steam are used by modern industry in the generation of power.
⑷“a number (group等) of…”作主語(yǔ)。如:
A number of people are in the meeting room now.
⑸不可數(shù)名詞前有表示數(shù)量的復(fù)數(shù)名詞修飾。如:
Six hundred square meters of housing have been built.
⑹只能看作復(fù)數(shù)的集合名詞作主語(yǔ)。這類(lèi)集合名詞有:cattle, poultry, youth, clergy, police,people, militia, vermin等。
The cattle were grazing at the foot of the hill.
⑺當(dāng)兩個(gè)形容詞用and連接來(lái)修飾一個(gè)單數(shù)名詞,實(shí)指兩個(gè)事物時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)形
式。如:
The third and the fourth page are missing.
Neither you nor I am right.
Either Jack or his sisters are going to the cinema.
⑽在“here, there”引導(dǎo)的結(jié)構(gòu)中,如果有多于一個(gè)的主語(yǔ),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞與鄰近的主語(yǔ)取得一致。如:
There are two books, a rule and a pen on the desk.
Here is a table, some chairs, and a few desks in the room.
⑾“the + 形容詞或分詞”作主語(yǔ)時(shí),若指一個(gè)人或抽象概念,謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)形式;若指一類(lèi)人,謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式。如:
The deceased was his mother.
The good are demanding their ringhts.
⑿由as well as, as much as, no less than, rather than等連接的并列主語(yǔ),在意義上更強(qiáng)調(diào)第一主語(yǔ)。根據(jù)語(yǔ)法一致的原則,動(dòng)詞形式通常取決于第一主語(yǔ)的數(shù)和人稱(chēng)。如:
I, as well as him, am ready for outing.
He as much as us is responsible for it.
2.謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)形式的情形
⑴不定式短語(yǔ)、動(dòng)名詞及名詞從句作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)形式。如:
To become doctors is their ambition.
Reading without comprehension is no good.
What that country needs is more jobs and lower taxes.
⑵表示時(shí)間、距離、重量、長(zhǎng)度、價(jià)值等的名詞,不論單復(fù)數(shù),當(dāng)作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞均用單數(shù)形式。如:
Twenty years is a long period of his life.
Five thousand dollars is more than I can afford.
⑶用and連接的名詞或代詞前有every, each, no, many a等修飾時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)。如:
Every one of the figures was checked at least twice.
⑷事件、國(guó)名、機(jī)構(gòu)名稱(chēng)、書(shū)籍及其它作品的名稱(chēng)作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞均用單數(shù)形式。
The United Nations was formed in 1945.
Great Expectation is a very famous novel.
⑸限定詞(each, every, one, many a, not only one, either, neither等)作主語(yǔ)或修飾主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞一般是單數(shù)。如:
Each of the students has a studying plan.
Every cook praises his own broth.
⑹and連接的兩個(gè)名詞或代詞作主語(yǔ)時(shí),如果指的是同一個(gè)人或指一種整體事物時(shí),根據(jù)概念一致的原則,后面的動(dòng)詞要用單數(shù)形式。特別是and前的名詞或代詞前有冠詞the,而and后的名詞或代詞前沒(méi)有冠詞the,須用單數(shù)謂語(yǔ)。
Ham and eggs is often preferred to hamburgers.
The manager and secretary was present at the meeting.
這類(lèi)名詞還有:fish and chips, bread and butter,law and order,a cup and saucer,the needle and thread等。
⑺短語(yǔ)“a deal (amount, proportion, quantity) + 不可數(shù)名詞”、“a portion (kind, series,
species) of + 名詞“作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)。
A large amount of oil was spilt on the road.
A portion of goods has been transported to the city.
⑻“the number of …”作主語(yǔ)時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞也用單數(shù)形式。如:
The number of students is increasing every year in the school.
3.謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式的情形
當(dāng)主語(yǔ)是下列情況時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞只能用復(fù)數(shù)形式。
⑴由and或both…and…連接的短語(yǔ)作主語(yǔ)。(2.中的⑹例外)
Both he and I are good at English.
⑵常以復(fù)數(shù)形式出現(xiàn)的名詞作主語(yǔ)。如:clothes, pants, shears, riches, remains等。
⑶quantities后面的名詞無(wú)論是可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)還是不可數(shù)名詞,謂語(yǔ)都用復(fù)數(shù)形式。
如:
Large quantities of steam are used by modern industry in the generation of power.
⑷“a number (group等) of…”作主語(yǔ)。如:
A number of people are in the meeting room now.
⑸不可數(shù)名詞前有表示數(shù)量的復(fù)數(shù)名詞修飾。如:
Six hundred square meters of housing have been built.
⑹只能看作復(fù)數(shù)的集合名詞作主語(yǔ)。這類(lèi)集合名詞有:cattle, poultry, youth, clergy, police,people, militia, vermin等。
The cattle were grazing at the foot of the hill.
⑺當(dāng)兩個(gè)形容詞用and連接來(lái)修飾一個(gè)單數(shù)名詞,實(shí)指兩個(gè)事物時(shí),謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)形
式。如:
The third and the fourth page are missing.