1、Read the sentences and answer the questions.My family lives in Cardiff.Our soccer team is fantastic.The whole class is here.What have the words family,team,and class got in common?(a)They are all singular nouns.(b)They are followed by a singular verb.(c)They refer to only one person.(d)They refer to
2、 a number of people.(b)(d)The keys:I.对于这些集体名词：family,class,team,committee,audience,public,government 等,如果强调这个集体是一个整体就被看作单数,如果强调组成这个整体的每个成员就当作复数用。如:The class is a good one.The class are all there.My family is in Beijing.My family are all soccer fans.The team is loved by all the people in the city.The
3、 team has now known the whole story.The audience was large.The audience are now enjoying the play so much.Complete each sentence using a verb.1.The Valencia soccer team _ in a large stadium.2.Carloss class _ a meeting.3.Amy _ in London but her family _ in Cardiff.plays has liveslive/liveslive play h
4、aveFinish the following sentences.1)The class _(be)big.2)The class _(be)taking notes at the moment.3)His family _(be)small in the past,but now it _(be)big.isarewasis 4)His family _(be)all soccer fans.5)The team _(have)made progress.6)The team _(have)all forgot the meeting.are has have Read the examp
5、les and answer the questions.a.Neither Amy nor Helen is English.b.Neither of them is English.c.None of them has arrived yet.d.Each country in the United Kingdomhas a capital city.e.Each of them has a capital city.1.Do the first and second sentences mean the same thing?2.Do we know how many people th
6、e third sentence refers to?1.Yes,they do.1.Only that it is more than two(which would be“he/she”for one person and“neither”for two people.)3.The fourth and fifth sentences refer to countries.Do we know how many countries they refer to?1.No we dont,except that there must be two or more.II.neither指“两者都
7、不”,在一般情况下用单数(特别是正式文本和英国英语中)在neithernor连接主语的情况下,动词谓语和nor后面的成分保持数的一致;none表示“否定”,既能指人又能指物,可用单数,也可用作复数;each指“两个或两个以上的人或物中的一个”,强调个体的意义,如：Neither the teacher nor the students are in the classroom.Neither you nor anyone else is to blame.None of the stories is believable.None of the emails have been answere
8、d.Each of the two girls has glasses on.Each of the students in the class hasmade progress in English.Rewrite the sentences using neither,none,or each.1.Amy and Helen cant speak Chinese.Neither Amy nor Helen can speak Chinese.2.All the countries in Europe have a good soccer team.Each country in Europ
9、e has a good soccer team.3.France and Germany arent going to sign the agreement.Neither France nor Germany is going to sign the agreement.4.The whole class doesnt want to study Japanese.None of the class wants to study Japanese.1)None _(be)willing to miss her lecture.2)None of them _(have)a camera.3
10、)Each of the boys _(have)a room to himself.4)Neither the students nor their teacher _(be)here.is has has is 5)Is there any call for me today?Sorry,there _(be)none.6)So many students are doing it.None _(think)it impossible.7)Neither they nor he _(be)to blame.8)Two students are from America.Each _(spe
11、ak)American English.is thinks is speaks用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。1.This is one of the best novels that _(appear)this year.2.The homeless _(be)well looked after by the government after the earthquake.3.Not only the students but also I _ (be)fond of watching sports games.wereamhave appeared4.I have read a large
12、 part of the book;the rest _(be)more difficult.5.The students in his class each _ (have)an English-English dictionary.6.Between the two lines of trees _(be)our newly-built teaching building.7.No one except high officials of the country _(know)anything about the accident now.isishaveknows8.The number
13、 of people invited _ (be)forty.However,a number of people _(be)absent for different reasons.9.All that can be done _(have)been done.10.All present at the meeting _(be)in favor of my idea.isarehasare11.The whole class _(be)listening to the teacher carefully.12.We are surprised to find that every man and every woman _(be)at work.areis
