1、主谓一致“辨通”I.对比选择。1.1)Three fourths of the teachers present _ against the plan.2)Three fourths of the surface of the earth _ covered with water.A.isB.are C.was D.were 析:如果名词词组中心词是分数或百分数/half/part/the rest/all/some/lots+of+名词,谓语动词的单、复数形式取决于of后面的名词或代词的单、复数形式。Key:1)B 2)A 2.1)He is the only one of the stud
2、ents that _ got full mark.2)He is one of the students that _ got full mark.A.is B.are C.has D.have 析:如果先行词为one of the+复数名词,那么定语从句中谓语动词要用复数形式;如果先行词为the only/every one of the+复数名词,那么定语从句中谓语动词通常要用单数形式。Key:1)C 2)D 3.1)The famous singer and dancer _ our party this evening.2)The famous singer and the famo
3、us dancer _ our party this evening.A.was to attend B.were to attend C.is going to attend D.are going to attend 析:当and连结的两个名词是指同一个人或同一件事,and后的名词前没有冠词,谓语动词通常用单数形式;在and后面的名词前有冠词,谓语通常用复数形式。Key:1)C 2)D 4.1)A number of students_from the country.2)The number of students_900.A.is B.are C.has D.have 析:a numb
4、er of后面要求加复数名词或代词,其动词用复数形式;但the number of后面加复数名词或代词时,其谓语用单数。因为前者的意思是大量、许多、若干,等于numbers of;后者的意思是总数、合计,强调的是一个数字。Key:1)B 2)A 5.1)My family _ very small.2)The family _ sitting round the table now.A.is B.were C.was D.are 析:集合名词family,class,team,government,party,public,army等在句中作主语时,如果强调整体,谓语动词用单数;如果强调各个成
5、员,谓语动词则用复数。Key:1)A 2)D 6.1)Either you or I _ going to the teacher?蒺s office after class.2)_ either you or I going to the teacher?蒺s office after class?A.is B.are C.am D.was 析:由连词or,neither.nor,either.or,not only.but also,nor等连接的并列主语,谓语动词的单复数形式按邻近一致的原则,与邻近它的主语一致。Key:1)C 2)B 注:第2)小题的答案应大写第一个字母。7.1)The
6、y each _ a new English-Chinese dictionary.2)Each of them _ a new English-Chinese dictionary.A.has B.have C.is D.are 析:one,every one,each one,each,anyone,either,neither+of+复数名词,谓语动词一般用单数形式(但either,neither在口语中可接复数谓语动词)。此题的1)表示他们每个人都有一本新的英汉词典。Key:1)B 2)A 1.the+集合名词(police,Chinese,English,cattle等)作主语时,谓
7、语动词要用复数形式。The police tried their best to look into the matter.2.用and连接的单数主语,前面有each,every,many a,no等修饰时,谓语动词要用单数形式。Each pen and each paper is found in its place.注意:复数主语与each连用时,应不受each的影响,谓语动词仍用复数形式。The old workers and the young each have their own tools.3.表示时间、金钱、距离以及重量、长度的名词在句子中作主语时,谓语动词用作单数形式。Fiv
8、e years is only a short time in our life.4.当one of,a series of,a pair of结构作主语时,谓语动词要用单数形式。A pair of shoes is lying on the ground.5.在There be句型中,如果有两者或两者以上的人或物作主语,谓语动词的单复数通常和其邻近的词保持一致。There is a boy student,two girl students and two teachers in the classroom.6.代词all指人且在句中作主语时,谓语动词用作复数;代词all指物且在句中作主语时
9、,谓语动词用作单数。All are present at the meeting talking about the accident.7.由as well as,with,along with,like,together with,rather than,except,but,including,besides,in addition to,no less than等引起的结构跟在主语后面,不能看作是并列主语,该主语不受这些词组引导的插入语的影响,主语如是单数,其谓语动词仍然用单数形式。The man together with his wife and children sits ther
10、e watching TV.II.选择正确的动词形式填空。1.I asked if anything _(was,were)the matter.2.Some of the ice _(has,have)been milted.3.The rest of the wine _(has,have)turned bad.4.To learn a foreign language _(is,are)not so difficult as you thought.5.The population of the world _(is,are)increasing very fast.6.This pai
11、r of trousers _(is,are)very expensive.7.Your glasses _(is,are)on the table.8.There _(is,are)a desk,a table and three chairs in the room.9.There _(is,are)three chairs,a desk and a table in the room.10.Two and three _(is,are)five.11.The police _(is,are)searching the forest for the spy.12.The steel works _(was,were)built in 1969.13.What he does and what he says _(does,do)not agree.14.More than one person _(has,have)had that kind of experience.参考答案:1.was 2.has 3.has 4.is 5.is 6.is 7.are 8.is 9.are 10.is 11.are 12.was 13.do 14.has