1、考点四名词和主谓一致限时25分钟一、单句语法填空1Barber shops have been opened in most big hotels in foreign countries, guests can go to the _ (barber) to have a haircut directly 答案：barbers句意：国外大部分大的酒店都有理发店，客人可以直接去那里理发。the barbers 指“理发店”，故填barbers。 2The Smiths _ (have) their breakfast when the morning post came 答案：were hav
2、ing在表示姓氏的专有名词词尾加s，前面加the，表示一家人，当这种形式作主语时，谓语动词用复数。根据语境，此处表示正在吃早餐，故填were having。 3In recent years, Chinese arts have won the _ (appreciate) of a lot of people outside China答案：appreciation句意：近年来，中国艺术赢得了许多国外人士的欣赏。根据前面的the可知，后面使用名词appreciation，表示欣赏。4It was the natural disaster, rather than human errors,
3、that _ (be) to blame for the death of so many innocent people答案：was句意：是自然灾害，而不是人为错误，应对这么多无辜人的死亡负责。强调句型中强调的主语是“the natural disaster, rather than human errors”，谓语动词与主语保持一致。带有“rather than”的结构，谓语动词与前面的名词即the natural disaster保持一致，故填was。5Either you or one of your family members _ (be) to attend the school
4、 sports meeting tomorrow and cheer on your kids答案：is根据主语中的either or 可知，谓语动词采取“就近原则”，与“one of your family members”保持一致，故填is。 6Jane realized her _ (ambitious) to become the first woman to run the 10,000 metres within 30 minutes答案：ambition句意：简实现了成为第一个30分钟内跑完一万米的女子的抱负。根据前面的形容词性物主代词可知，后面跟名词。ambition “野心，
5、雄心”。这里是指实现愿望。7Many young people plan to take _ (turn) to host parties in the coming holiday 答案：turns句意：很多年轻人打算在即将到来的假期中轮流举行聚会。take turns to do sth是固定短语，意为“轮流做某事”，故填turns。8The teacher asks all the students to make _ (prepare) for the English class 答案：preparations句意：老师要求所有的学生们为英语课做准备。make preparations
6、 for “为做准备”，是固定短语，故填preparations。9My friends and I ordered two teas and five _ (coffee) when we had lunch 答案：coffees句意：我和朋友们吃午饭的时候，点了两杯茶和五杯咖啡。此处coffee和前面的tea的用法一样，是可数名词，表示几杯茶或者咖啡，故填coffees。10We have to admit the fact that this experiment is a complete _ (fail) 答案：failure句意：我们不得不承认这次实验彻底失败了。根据空格前面的“a
7、 complete”可知，形容词修饰后面的名词，作定语，故填failure。11The roofs of the rooms were covered with _ (leaf)答案：leaves句意：房子的屋顶上被树叶覆盖了。以f或fe结尾的名词变复数有直接加s或变f或fe为v再加es的两种形式。常见的要去掉f或fe加ves的词有leaf, wife, life, knife, thief, half, self, shelf和wolf等。12Where to find the teacher and where to do the experiment _ (be) not known 答
8、案：are前面的主语由两个“疑问词不定式”构成，表示两个概念，谓语动词用复数。故填are。13The knife and fork _ (be) on the table 答案：is主语中and连接两个名词，表示一个整体概念，谓语动词用单数。故填is。 14So far, more than one answer _ (give) to the question 答案：has been given本句中“more than one单数名词”作主语，意义表示“不止一个”，但是谓语动词用单数形式，且句中有时间状语so far提示，句子应用现在完成时。故填has been given。15These
9、 deer _ (be) small compared with other species of deer 答案：aredeer单复数形式相同，但是此句中有these修饰，故填are。 16The teacher as well as the students who _ fond of football, _ playing together (be)答案：are; is句意：那位老师和喜欢足球的同学们正在一起踢足球。“who _ fond of football”是定语从句，修饰the students，故第一空用复数形式的谓语动词。A as well as B作主语，谓语动词与A保持一
10、致，故第二空用单数形式。17My family _ (be) wellknown in the region now答案：is句意：我的家现在在这个地区很有名气。本句中family强调整体，且有时间状语now，故填is。18Where did you two have your _ (stomach) examined?At our local hospital答案：stomachs句意：你们两个在哪儿检查的胃？在我们当地的一家医院。因为指的是两个人的胃，故用复数形式；又因为此单词中ch的发音为/k/，所以变为复数时要在后面加s。在英语中，以s, x, ch, sh结尾的名词变为复数要在其后加
11、es，但是stomach除外。19The old couple are pleased with their three _ (soninlaw)答案：sonsinlaw句意：这对老夫妇对他们的三个女婿很满意。合成名词单数变成复数时，有主体名词时把主体名词变成复数。例如：soninlawsonsinlaw, lookeronlookerson, passerbypassersby。20In our city, there are one million _ (grownup)答案：grownups句意：在我们这座城市，有一百万成年人。grownup “成年人”，为可数名词，应用其复数形式。在英
12、语中，合成词变为复数时，如果没有主体名词，通常将最后一个词变为复数，因此答案为grownups。21Our local government awards 5,000 dollars to four _ (woman) nurses and two _ (man) doctors答案：women; men句意：我们当地政府把5,000美元奖给了四名女护士和两名男医生。由man或woman作为第一部分而构成的复合名词变复数时，将两个部分皆变为复数形式。22Learning hard _ (be) very important to us students now答案：is句意：现在努力学习对我们
13、学生很重要。当主语为动名词/单个从句/to do不定式时，谓语动词要用第三人称单数形式。23In fact, the innovation is just one move in a huge project to improve Chinese teachers housing _ (condition) in recent years答案：conditions句意：事实上，这项变革只是最近几年提高中国教师住房条件的大项目中的一小步。根据句意可知，应用名词复数形式conditions。condition的复数形式表示“(居住、工作等的)环境，条件”。24Water is valuable i
14、n the world but large amounts of water _ (be) wasted答案：are句意：在世界上水是很宝贵的，但是许多水被浪费了。“amounts/quantities of不可数名词”作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。25A modern library is being built in our school so that we students will have _ (accessible) to good books答案：access句意：我们学校正在建设一个现代化的图书馆，以便学生能够读到好书。access “接触的机会，使用权”；have acce
15、ss to固定词组，意为“可使用；可获得”，符合句意。故空格处填access。26Each man and each woman in the neighboring villages _ (have) a bad opinion of him, but he is spoken better of by the village leaders答案：has句意：邻近村庄的每个人都对他印象不好，但是村领导对他的评价较高。“every and every ”，“each and each ”等结构作主语时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式；且根据后面的is可知，句子应用一般现在时。故空格处应填has。2
16、7Is everyone here?Not yet Look, there _ (come) a guest!答案：comes空格处所在句子为倒装句，a guest作主语，谓语动词要用单数形式；此处叙述的是现在的事实，所以句子用一般现在时。故空格处应填comes。28Its said that a singer and TV star _ (be) coming to give us a wonderful performance next Saturday答案：is句意：据说一位歌唱家兼电视明星下星期六要来给我们做精彩的表演。and连接两个名词，但共用一个冠词指同一人或者同一事物时，句子的谓
17、语动词要用单数。故答案为is。29The head teacher, together with his students, _ (be) planning to post the winning poems on the Campus Network答案：is主语后接由with, except, as well as, no less than, rather than, besides, together with, like, including, in addition to等构成的短语时，谓语动词的单复数和主语的单复数保持一致。故空格处应填is。30The factory used
18、65 percent of the raw materials, the rest of which _ (be) saved for other purposes答案：were句意：这家工厂使用了65%的原材料，其余的节省下来以作他用。后半句中的the rest of which中的which指的是raw materials，所以谓语动词用复数；再结合主句中的时态可判断，正确答案为were。二、单句改错1“Thank you” mean you appreciate what someone has done for you, no matter how small it is _答案：me
19、anmeans本句中的主语是Thank you短语，表示单数意义，故谓语动词用单数，故将mean改为means。 2I managed to climb out, but much to my shocking, one of my boys was missing _答案：shockingshock此处为“to ones抽象名词”结构，shocking是一个形容词，故将shocking改为shock。 3I have heard that English volunteers is wanted in the summer vacation _答案：isare根据前面的主语English v
20、olunteers表示复数意义可知，谓语动词用复数，故将is改为are。4We were very happy to help each other and have lots of funs _答案：funsfunfun是一个不可数名词，没有复数形式，故将funs改为fun。 5I come from New York and is having an enjoyable time in Beijing _答案：isam句子的主语为I，谓语动词应与I保持一致，故将is改为am。6In order to keep healthy, you have to refuse a variety of
21、 delicious snack and junk food _答案：snacksnackssnack是一个可数名词，根据前面的a variety of “大量的”可知，后用复数名词，故将snack改为snacks。7Im one of the students who works hard in English and have won several prizes in some English contests _答案：workswork定语从句的谓语动词与前面的先行词保持一致，即与the students保持一致，故改为复数形式。8More than one worker have b
22、een sent to the training center to improve their working skills in the past three years_答案：havehas句意：在过去的三年中，不止一个工人被送到培训中心去提高他们的工作技能。more than one “不止一个”，从意义上讲它表示复数，但作主语时，谓语习惯用单数。9A recent survey shows that the number of children who come from the countryside with their parents are nearly 320,000 in
23、 Beijing_答案：areis句意：最近的一项研究表明，在北京和父母一起从农村来的孩子的数量将近320,000。“the number of名词复数”作主语时，谓语动词用单数；而“a number of名词复数”作主语时，谓语动词用复数。10The computer system crashed and I lost three hours worth of work_答案：hourshours句意：电脑系统瘫痪了，我三个小时做的工作都白费了。三个小时为复数概念，因此hour应用复数形式。以s结尾的名词复数的所有格形式直接加即可。11On the contrary, I think it
24、is Truman, rather than you, are to blame_答案：areis当主语是介词with, together with, along with, as well as, like, but, rather than, including等连接的两个名词或代词时，谓语动词应与第一个名词或代词的数保持一致。12However, the grass under our foot is green enough_答案：footfeet由修饰语our可知，foot应改为其复数形式，foot的复数形式为不规则变化，即feet。13Bill was standing at th
25、e side of the car, talking to two men who was helping him to repair it_答案：第二个waswere因先行词two men是复数概念，所以定语从句的谓语动词也应用复数。14In the last 25 years, the population of Singapore have doubled to more than five million_答案：havehas句意：在过去的25年里，新加坡的人口翻了一番，达到500多万人。此处的population为集合名词，可以看成一个整体，故谓语动词用单数。15Each stude
26、nt should make good preparation for the College Entrance Examination_答案：preparationpreparationspreparation意为“准备工作，筹备工作”时，为可数名词；make preparations for “为做准备”，固定搭配。名词一、单数可数名词变为复数形式的规则1规则变化一般情况下，在词尾直接加s；以s, x, sh, ch(ch发音为t时)结尾的在词尾加es；以辅音字母y结尾的，把y变成i，再加es；以f或fe结尾的多数变f或fe为v再加es。2不规则变化(1)变内部元音footfeet 脚 m
27、anmen 男人womanwomen 女人 toothteeth 牙goosegeese 鹅 gentlemangentlemen 绅士(2)单复数同形的名词sheep 绵羊 deer 鹿Chinese 中国人 Japanese 日本人Swiss 瑞士人 means 方法series 系列 species 种类works 工厂 head 头(量词)(3)常以复数形式出现的名词clothes 衣服 glasses 眼镜chopsticks 筷子 trousers 裤子 goods 商品；货物 contents 目录sands 沙滩 woods树林times时代 lines 台词 surround
28、ings 环境 belongings 财产earnings 收入 arms 武器 manners 礼貌 forces 军队(4)有两种复数形式的名词peoplefish(5)集体名词的数只表示复数意义的集体名词people 人，人们police 警察cattle 牛侧重成员时表示复数意义，侧重整体时表示单数意义的集体名词这类集体名词侧重于成员时，表示复数意义，不再变复数形式；侧重整体时表示单数意义，表示多个这样的集体时有复数变化形式。class 班级 family 家庭 team 队public 大众 army 军队 government 政府二、名词所有格1s所有格表示人或其他有生命的东西的
29、名词常在词尾加s或，表示所有关系。my_sisters telephone number 我姐姐的电话号码(1)表示两者或多者各自的所有关系时，分别在每个名词的词尾加s或；表示两者或多者共有时，在最后一个名词词尾加s或。 Toms_and_Jims fathers 汤姆的父亲和吉姆的父亲 Tom_and_Jims father 汤姆和吉姆的父亲(2)表示店铺、办公室或某人的家时，名词所有格后被修饰的名词一般省略。at the_barbers 在理发店 at my_uncles 在我叔叔家2of所有格表示无生命的事物的名词通常用of所有格表示所有关系；名词短语或有定语修饰的有生命的名词也常用of
30、所有格。the window of_the_room 房间的窗户3双重所有格三、名词作定语名词作定语往往是说明被修饰词的材料、用途、类别等，作定语的名词通常用单数。gold chain 金链子 coffee cup 咖啡杯mountain village 山村 winter holiday 寒假限时25分钟一、单句语法填空1(2020双鸭山市第一中学高三月考)Neither you nor I nor anybody else _ (know) anything about it now答案：knows根据前面的neither nor 结构，谓语动词采取就近原则，故与anybody else保
31、持一致，且由now可知，此处描述现在的事实，故填knows。 2(全国卷)This switch has decreased _ (pollute) in the countrys major lakes and reservoirs and made drinking water safer for people答案：pollution根据前面的“This switch has decreased”后面缺少宾语可知，此处使用名词作宾语，故填pollution。3(全国卷)My name is Mireya Mayor Im a _ (science) who studies animals
32、such as apes and monkeys答案：scientist此处介绍“我”的身份是一位科学家。因此应填scientist。 4(浙江高考)Few people I know seem to have much desire or time to cook Making Chinese _ (dish) is seen as especially troublesome答案：dishes名词dish前面没有冠词，故用复数形式，但是后面的谓语动词是is，主语为making Chinese dishes动名词短语。5(浙江高考)Researchers have found that th
33、ere is a direct link between the increase in food eaten outside the home and the rise in _ (weigh) problems答案：weightweight problems “体重问题”，需要把所给的动词变成名词weight，修饰后面的名词。 6(全国卷)Already well over 400 of the total of 6,800 languages _ (be) close to extinction (消亡), with only a few elderly speakers left答案：
34、are根据前面的主语“400 of the total of 6,800 languages”指6,800种语言中的400多种语言，意思是复数，故填are。 7(江苏高考)When most people think of the arts, they imagine the end product, the beautiful painting, a wonderful piece of music, or an awardwinning _ (perform) in the theatre答案：performance根据前面的“an awardwinning”可知，后面修饰名词，故填per
35、formance。 8(北京高考)The coming technological advancement _ (present) a chance for cities and states to develop transportation systems designed to move more people, and more affordably答案：presents主语“The coming technological advancement”是单数，故谓语动词也用单数形式，填presents。9(天津高考)_ (curious) gave us all a natural aw
36、areness答案：Curiosity根据空格的位置和后面的谓语动词可知，此处缺少主语，故填Curiosity。10(天津高考)On top of that, most of the 3D food _ (print) now are restricted to dry ingredients, because meat and milk products may easily go bad答案：printers根据“most of”可知，后面使用复数名词，故填printers。11(浙江高考)Among the bag makers _ (argue): many cities with b
37、ans still allow shoppers to purchase paper bags, which are easily recycled but require more energy to produce and transport答案：arguments根据前面的“the bag makers”是一个名词所有格，后面使用名词形式，且此处指复数概念，故填arguments。12(江苏高考)What starts as fun usage of apps _ (turn) into tremendous pressure in real social media interacti
38、on at secondary school答案：turns分析句子的结构可知，主语是一个由what引导的主语从句，故谓语动词使用单数形式。13(北京高考)The _ (arrive) of driverless vehicles is a chance to make sure that those vehicles are environmentally friendly and more shared答案：arrival根据前面的定冠词the可知，后面使用名词形式，故填arrival。 14(全国卷)Now all that was needed _ (be) the parents,
39、but they were absent答案：were句意：现在最需要的就是父母，但是父母都不在。因为表语为parents，并且要时态一致，因此答案为were。15(全国卷)Moran says one of the problems with Jazz today _ (be) that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost答案：is句意：莫兰说今天爵士乐其中的一个问题是音乐的娱乐性丢失。当“one of名词复数”作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。16(全国卷)My entire family is hearing and so
40、_ (be) all my friends答案：are句意：我全家都有听觉，我所有的朋友也都有听觉。“sobe/助动词/情态动词主语”指前者的情况也适合于后者；主语为my friends，根据时态一致原则，答案是are。17(全国卷)Fat and salt _ (be) very important parts of a diet答案：are句意：脂肪和盐是饮食中的重要部分。主语为fat and salt，表示复数概念，谓语动词应用复数。18(全国卷)Having enough fat and salt in your meals will reduce the urge to snack
41、(吃点心) between _ (meal) and will improve the taste of your food答案：meals句意：饭菜中充足的脂肪和盐会降低零食对你的诱惑，并且会改善食物的味道。这里指两餐之间，故用复数形式。19(全国卷)Before getting into the car, I thought I had learned the _ (instructor) orders答案：instructors句意：上车之前，我原本认为我已经掌握了教练的指令。表所有关系，在名词后直接加s。20(全国卷)_ (interrupt) are one of the worst
42、 things to deal with while youre trying to get work done答案：Interruptions句意：当你努力完成工作的时候，受到打扰是你要应对的最坏的事情之一。作主语，需要用interrupt的名词形式interruption，且由系动词are可知，要用其复数形式interruptions。21(2020中央民大附中月考)Email, as well as telephones, _ (play) an important part in daily communication答案：is playing句意：电子邮件，还有电话在日常生活中起着很
43、重要的作用。主语后接由as well as构成的短语时，句子的谓语动词要和主语的单复数和人称保持一致，答案为is playing。 22(全国卷)After years of heated debate, gray _ (wolf) were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park答案：wolves句意：多年的激烈争论之后，灰狼重新被引进到了黄石国家公园。be动词用了were，因此应用wolf的复数形式。以f/fe结尾的名词应改f/fe为v，再加es。23(全国卷)In fact, the key to easy morning wakeup _ (
44、lie) in resetting your body clock答案：lies句意：事实上，早晨轻松醒来的关键在于重新调整你的生物钟。句子的主语是the key，谓语动词应用第三人称单数。24(全国卷)She has turned down several _ (invitation) to star at shows in order to concentrate on her studies答案：invitations句意：为了专注于学习，她拒绝了在许多节目中充当主演的邀请。several修饰可数名词的复数形式，因此填invitations。25(山西重点中学模拟)The governm
45、ent _ (have) promised to keep the wholeyear registered unemployment rate below 45 percent答案：has本句中的The government指政府这个整体，表示单数意义，此时谓语动词用单数，故用has。26(湖南长沙高三调研)But much like other sports events, a lot of professional _ (compete) rule the triathlon world答案：competitors句意：但是与其他运动项目一样，许多专业参赛选手统治三项全能界/领域。a l
46、ot of修饰可数名词复数或不可数名词，competitor是可数名词，因此这里应用其复数形式。27(河南八市高三质检)Choosing what places to visit in Dubai is difficult, because even the hotels there are also amazing _ (attract)答案：attractions由空前的形容词amazing可知，应填提示词的名词形式attraction。attraction在此处意为“吸引人之物”，是可数名词，表示这些旅馆都是吸引人的地方，因此用复数形式。28(河北衡水中学高三第十次模拟)More tha
47、n one doctor _ (be) involved in the rescue that took place after the earthquake答案：was句意：许多医生都加入到了震后的营救工作中。“more than one可数名词单数”作主语时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。又根据上下文可知，设空处用动词的过去式，故答案为was。29(山东淄博实验中学高三教学诊断)Mr Black, as well as the professor who _ (come) from Peking University, _ (be) to attend our school meeting答
48、案：comes; is句意：布莱克先生和一名来自北京大学的教授将来参加我们学校的会议。第一空考查定语从句中的主谓一致，第一空谓语动词应与先行词 professor(第三人称单数)一致，故答案为 comes。第二个空与Mr Black保持一致，因为“Aas well asB”作主语时，谓语动词与A保持一致，故第二空答案为is。 30(中原名校质检)Dr White, as well as his students _ (do) an experiment in the lab now答案：is doing句意：怀特博士和他的学生们现在正在实验室做实验。当主语后接由as well as构成的短语时
49、，句子的谓语动词要与主语的单复数和人称保持一致，所以谓语动词用单数。二、单句改错1(北京高考)I was one of the final run to finish But I finished! And I got a medal_答案：runrunners根据句意，指“我”是最后一个完成赛跑的跑步者，同时结合“one of”可知，此处使用复数名词，故将run改为runners。 2(江苏高考)It found many youngsters (少年) now measure their status by how much public approve they get online,
50、often through “likes” _答案：approveapproval根据前面的“public” (公众的)和“how much”可知，后面跟名词，作get的宾语，故将approve改为approval。3(全国卷)A buildityourself solar still (蒸馏器) is one of the best way to obtain drinking water in areas where the liquid is not readily available_答案：wayways根据句意可知，这里指“其中一个最好的取水方式”，one of后应接名词的复数形式。
51、4(全国卷)In the coming months, we are bringing together artists from all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeares play in their own language_答案：playplays根据后半句语境可知，此处应用play的复数形式，泛指莎士比亚的作品。5(2016全国卷)My uncle tells me that the key to his success is honest_答案：honesthonesty句意：我叔叔告诉我他成功的关键就是诚实。此处是指诚实是他
52、成功的关键，应用名词形式。6(2016浙江高考)It is important to pay your electric bill on time, as late payments may affect your credit_答案：electricelectricity句意：按时交电费很重要，因为交的迟会影响你的信用。electricity bill “电费”。7(2016四川高考)Mom has a fulltime job, but she has to do most of the houseworks_答案：houseworkshousework句意：妈妈有一份全职工作，但还是要做
53、大部分的家务。housework为不可数名词，没有复数形式。8(长春外国语学校检测)You are the most considerate person who know exactly what I need in our class_答案：knowknows句意：你是我们班上最体贴的人，知道我恰好需要什么。know是定语从句中的谓语动词，其单复数形式由先行词person确定。由于person是单数形式，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。9(郑州质检)More than one worker have been dismissed in our factory_答案：havehas句意：在我们工
54、厂，不止一名工人被解雇了。“more than one单数名词”作主语时，尽管意义上表示复数，但是谓语动词仍用单数形式。10(河南名校联考)The singer and teacher are speaking at the meeting_答案：areis句意：这名歌手兼老师正在会议上发言。singer和teacher由一个限定词“the”修饰，指的是同一人，因此谓语动词用单数。主谓一致一、主谓一致的概念及原则主谓一致即在句子中谓语动词的数必须和主语的数保持一致。一般可根据三个原则来确定：语法一致原则、意义一致原则、就近一致原则。二、主谓一致常考考点1表示一类人的the poor/rich/
55、dead/injured/wounded等作主语时，谓语动词用复数。The_rich are to help the poor2“主语with/along with/together with/as well as/rather than/but/except等名词/代词”，谓语动词的单复数形式与主语的单复数保持一致。 A gift together_with many flowers was sent to me on Teachers Day by my students3由either or , neither nor , not only but (also) , or, nor等连接
56、的并列成分作主语，以及there be句式中，谓语动词的单复数形式与最靠近的主语一致。 Either_you_or_I was wrong in this matter4被every, each, many a, more than one等修饰的名词作主语时，谓语动词用单数。 Every_boy_and_(every)_girl has adapted to the new systemMore_than_one_student wants to join the army5复合不定代词anyone, somebody, everything, nothing等作主语，谓语动词用单数。If
57、anyone sees Lisa, ask her to call me6两个单数名词由and连接表示同一人或物时，谓语动词用单数。 The_scientist_and_professor has made great contributions to the research7class, family, crew, team, group, crowd, government等集体名词作主语时，若侧重整体，谓语动词常用单数；若侧重成员，谓语动词用复数。 The_football_team_is made up of 23 members The_football_team_are taki
58、ng their training course on the playground8表示由两部分构成的物体的名词，如：trousers, pants, jeans, glasses, shorts等作主语时，谓语动词常用复数形式。但如果这类名词前用了a pair of或two/three/ pairs of来修饰，谓语动词在数上要与pair的数保持一致。 These trousers need cleaning This pair of glasses is mine9表示时间、距离、重量、体积、价格等的复数名词作主语，谓语动词用单数。I think $5,000 is a large su
59、m of money for him10分数或百分数作主语，谓语动词根据分数或百分数所指代的名词而定。Two thirds of his income has_been_spent on books Seventy percent of the population in that country are still in poverty11“a number of复数名词”作主语，谓语动词用复数；“the number of复数名词”作主语，谓语动词用单数。A number of new products have_been successfully producedThe number o
60、f people doing fitness training is on the increase12“a quantity of名词”与“quantities of名词”作主语，前者谓语动词由其后的名词决定，后者谓语动词用复数形式。A large quantity of drinking water in that city was reported not to reach the standardWith more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth are_being_washed away each year13从句、不定式或动名词作主语时，谓语动词通常用单数。When the meeting will be held has_not_been_decided yetReading in the sun does_harm to our eyes14定语从句中，关系代词作主语时，谓语动词的单复数与先行词保持一致。Mr Smith, who is now downstairs, is asking to see youThe Smiths, who are now downstairs, are asking to see you