
1.people,cattle等集體名詞作主語時,謂語動詞必須用復數(shù)形式,但family,class,team,group,public等集體名詞作主語時,如果把它們作為一個整體看待,謂語動詞應用單數(shù)形式;如果強調(diào)的是個體成員,謂語動詞應用復數(shù)形式。
The flooded family is made up of ten people,so the clothing is badly needed.
遭受洪災的家庭由十人組成,因此衣服十分緊缺。
2.如果主語由“more than one+n.”或“many a+n.”構成,謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式;如果主語由“more+復數(shù)名詞+than one”構成,謂語動詞一般用復數(shù)形式。
More than one boy likes to play basketball while many a girl is good at playing baseball.
不止一個男孩喜歡打籃球然而不止一個女生善長打棒球。
3.由or,either...or...,neither...nor...,not only...but also...等連接的并列主語,謂語動詞常與最近的主語在單復數(shù)上保持一致。
Either you or your secretary has to check over the speech draft and correct the mistakes.
要么是你要么是你的秘書必須檢查一下演講稿并把錯誤改過來。
4.如果主語后面帶有as well as,as much as ,no less than,along with,with,like,rather than,together with,but,except,besides,including,in addition to等引導的短語時,句中謂語動詞的單復數(shù)取決于主語的單復數(shù)。
Dr.Smith,together with his wife and daughters,is going to visit Beijing this summer.
Dr.Smith將在今年夏天和妻子女兒們一起游覽北京。
In my opinion,he rather than you,is to blame.
依我看來,他,而不是你該受遣責。
5.單復數(shù)同形的名詞作主語時,應根據(jù)名詞的意義來確定謂語動詞的單、復數(shù)形式。
Every necessary means has been used to protect milu deer which are very valuable to us.As a result,the number of the milu deer is increasing.
人們采取了各種必要的措施來保護麋鹿,這種措施對我們來說很有價值,因此麋鹿的數(shù)量正在增長。
6.由each,every,no所修飾的作主語的名詞即使有and連接,謂語動詞仍用單數(shù)形式。
Every boy and every girl wishes to attend the English evening party to be held on Saturday.
每個女生和男生希望參加星期天舉辦的英語晚會。 注:尊重原創(chuàng)文章,轉載請注明出處和鏈接 http://www.dedgn.cn/news-id-17154.html 違者必究!部分文章來源于網(wǎng)絡由培訓無憂網(wǎng)編輯部人員整理發(fā)布,內(nèi)容真實性請自行核實或聯(lián)系我們,了解更多相關資訊請關注專升本頻道查看更多,了解相關專業(yè)課程信息您可在線咨詢也可免費申請試課。關注官方微信了解更多:150 3333 6050