1、主谓一致 1.由and或both.and.连接两个名词(或代词)作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。You and Mary are not wrong.你和玛丽没有错。Both coffee and tea are my favorite.茶和咖啡都是我最喜爱的。2.and所连接的两个词如指同一主体时，谓语则用单数形式。A singer and dancer was present at the party today.这位歌手和舞蹈演员出席了我们今天的歌会。3.主语是抽象概念短语或从句作主语时，谓语用单数形式。Collecting stamps is my favorite hobby.集邮是我
2、最喜爱的业余爱好。To study hard is your duty now.努力学习是你现在的任务。That we have made much progress is a fact.我们取得了很大的成绩是事实。4.what或which引导的主语从句的句子，谓语动词与表语的数一致。What I want is a new bike.我所想要的是一辆新自行车。Which are your pictures？哪些是你的图画？What I need badly are books.我急需的是书籍。5.由“each(no，every)名词andeach(no，every)名词”作主语时，谓语动词用
3、单数。Each boy and each girl was given a gift.每个男孩和女孩都给了礼物。No sound and no voice has been heard for a long time.很长时间没有听到任何声音。6.由“one and a half复数名词”作主语时，谓语动词用单数。One and a half hours is left.只剩下一个半小时。7.主语是“名词/代词with名词/代词”时，谓语须与前面的名词/代词保持一致。类似这种情形的用法还有：together with，along with，as well as，as much as，rathe
4、r than，no less than，like，but，except，besides，including等。Tom as well as the other boys was praised at the meeting.在大会上，汤姆和其他的男孩们受到表扬。8.glass，iron，paper，wood，water等名词表示“物质”概念时，只能用单数形式。Wood is used to make furniture.木料用做制造家俱。9.“more than one/many a单数名词”虽有复数意义，但谓语只能用单数形式。Many a young person has got into
5、the habit of smoking.很多年轻人有抽烟的习惯。10.在“one of复数名词who/which/that”引导的定语从句中，关系代词作主语时，要注意：one前面如果有the only修饰时，谓语动词与one保持一致，用单数形式；反之，one前面如果没有the only，谓语动词与of后面的名词保持一致，用复数形式。This is one of the questions that have been asked by the students.这是学生提出的许多问题之一。He is the only one of the officers who was invited t
6、o the ball here.他是办公室唯一被邀请参加舞会的人。11.people，police，cattle，clothes，militia等作主语时，谓语用复数形式。The cattle are kept in his farm.他农场里饲养牛。The police are searching for the lost boy.警察在寻找丢失的那个男孩。12.family，company，audience，committee，crew，class，team，group，nation，world，government等名词表示集体概念时，谓语动词用单数；反之，如果表示个体概念，谓语动词用复
7、数。His family is a happy one.他的家庭是一个快乐的家庭。The whole family are watching TV.一家人正在看电视。13.week，time，dollar，kilometer，kilogram等表示时间、价值、长度、重量的名词(尽管用了复数形式)作主语，谓语动词用单数形式。Twenty years is a long time to us.对于我们来说，20年是一段很长的时间。One thousand pounds is a lot of money.一千英镑是很大一笔钱。14.the rich，the living，the wounded等“
8、the形容词(现在分词、过去分词)”表示一类人，具有复数意义。The rich are not willing to help the poor.富人们不愿意帮助穷人。15.当并列连词连接两个主语时，首先要遵循就近一致原则(谓语与靠近的主语保持一致)。常见的这类并列连词有：or，either.or.，neither.nor.，not only.but also.，not.but.等。Not only the students but also the teacher is going to see the film.不但学生而且还有这位老师打算去看这部电影。Have either you or
9、 your brother been in the army?是你还是你弟弟参了军？16.当“there be”后面接几个名词时，谓语动词要与靠近的那个名词保持一致。There is a table，two chairs and a bed in the room.这个房间里有张桌子，两把椅子和一张床。Are there three books and one pen on your desk?你的书桌上有三本书和一支钢笔吗？17.a number of复数名词作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式；the number of复数名词作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。The number of private colleges has increased.私立学校在增多。A large number of people have applied for the job.很多人申请了这份工作。课时作业点击进入链接
