英语主谓一致

1、一、 语法一致原则主语单复数决定谓语动词的单复数形式，即主语是单数，谓语用单数，主语是复数，谓语用复数。Tow students are waiting for you in your office.两名学生在办公室等你。二、意义一致原则谓语动词用单数的情况 (1)由连词and连接的并列成分指的是同一概念，兼具身份或匹配出现。The worker and writer is from Wuhan.那个工人兼作家来自武汉。(2)“no/each/every/many a单数名词andno/each/every/many a单数名词”作主语。Every man and every woman ha

2、s a good reason to be proud of the work done by their fathers.每一个人都很有理由为他们的父亲所从事的职业感到骄傲。(3)one/every one/each/either/the number of复数名词作主语。Each of the students has a book.每个学生都有一本书。(4)由every，any，some，no和one，thing，body等所构成的不定代词作主语。Is everybody here today？今天每个人都在这儿吗？(5)非谓语动词、名词性从句作主语。Persuading him to

3、join us seems really hard.劝他加入我们看起来确实难。To go to bed early and to rise early is a good habit.早睡早起是一个好习惯。Whatever was left was taken away.无论剩下了什么都被拿走了。注意：what引导的主语从句，谓语动词一般用单数形式，若从句谓语或从句后的表语是复数形式，则谓语动词用复数形式。What they need are books.他们需要的是书。谓语动词用复数的情况(1)由and连接的两个并列成分表示两个不同的概念。Both bread and butter are

4、sold out.面包和黄油都卖完了。(2)people，police，cattle等有生命的 集体名词作主语。People read for pleasure during their spare time.人们闲暇之余的阅读是为了消遣。(3)一些常用做复数或只有复数形式的名词，如goods，stairs，arms等作主语。The goods are made in China.这些货物都是中国制造的。(4)由山脉、群岛、瀑布等以s结尾的专有名词作主语。The Himalayas are the roof of the world.喜马拉雅山脉是世界屋脊。(5)a number of/qua

5、ntities of/a group of名词作主语。A number of other plants were found in America.在美国发现了大量的其他植物。谓语动词单、复数视情况而定(1)集体名词class，family，army，team，club，population，enemy，party，crowd，crew，audience，public，government，majority，group等作主语，强调整体用单数，指个体成员用复数。The population in China is very large and 80% of the population liv

6、e in rural areas.中国人口很多，其中80%的人住在农村。(2)单复数同形的名词作主语时，谓语形式要根据其具体含义而定，这类词有：means，works，pai ns，deer，fish，sheep等。Every means has been tried to solve the problem，but none is effective.每种方法都试过，但没有一个有效。There are various means of communicating with a stranger.同陌生人交流有很多不同的方法。(3)“kind，sort，pair，type名词”作主语，以这些名

7、词本身的单复数而定。The kind of paper is made of straw.这种纸是由稻草制成的。Some kinds of animals are dying out.一些种类的动物要灭绝了。(4)all，none，some，any等不定代词作主语，根据其指代的内容而定。All is going on very well.一切顺利。All are present besides the professor.包括教授在内大家都在。(5)“half/most/enough/part/the rest/the last/lots/plenty/分数/百分数of名词”作主语，谓语动词要

8、和of之后的名词单复数保持一致。A lot of students are coming to the meeting.有很多学生要来开会。A lot of work is to be done to prepare for the conference.准备这次会议需要做大量的工作。三、就近一致原则(1)由or，either.or.，neither.nor.，not only.but also.等连接的并列主语，谓语动词常与最近的主语在单复数上保持一致。Neither you nor I am fit for the work.你和我都不适合这份工作。Are neither you nor

9、I fit for the work?你和 我都不适合这份工作吗？注意：“with/along with/together with/including/but/except/like/as well as/no more than/besides/rather than名词”置于主语后，谓语动词一般仍与前面的名词在单复数上保持一致。Henry，rather than Jane and John，is responsible for the loss.损失的责任应由亨利而不是由简和约翰来承担。(2)由there，here引起的主语不止一个时，谓语通常和最邻近的主语保持一致。There is a

10、 pencil and two pens in the pe ncilbox.文具盒内有一支铅笔和两支钢笔。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？二、 主谓一致是指：1） 语法形式上要一致，即单复数形式与谓语要一致。2） 意义上要一致，即主语意义上的单复数要与谓语的单复数形式一致。3） 就近原则，即谓语动词的单复形式取决于最靠近它的词语，一般来说，不可数名词用动词单数，可数名词复数用动词复数。 There is much water in the thermos.但当不可数名词前有表示数量的复数名词时，谓语

11、动词用复数形式。 Ten thousand tons of coal were produced last year.15.1 并列结构作主语时谓语用复数 Reading and writing are very important.注意： 当主语由and连结时，如果它表示一个单一的概念，即指同一人或同一物时，谓语动词用单数，and 此时连接的两个词前只有一个冠词。The iron and steel industry is very important to our life.典型例题The League secretary and monitor _ asked to make a spe

12、ech at the meeting. A. isB. was C. are D. were答案B. 注： 先从时态上考虑。这是过去发生的事情应用过去时，先排除A.，C.。本题易误选D，因为The League secretary and monitor 好象是两个人，但仔细辨别， monitor 前没有the，在英语中，当一人兼数职时只在第一个职务前加定冠词。后面的职务用and 相连。这样本题主语为一个人，所以应选B。15.2 主谓一致中的靠近原则1）当there be 句型的主语是一系列事物时，谓语应与最邻近的主语保持一致。There is a pen, a knife and sever

13、al books on the desk.There are twenty boy-students and twenty-three girl-students in the class.2）当either or 与neither nor，连接两个主语时，谓语动词与最邻近的主语保持一致。 如果句子是由here, there引导，而主语又不止一个时，谓语通常也和最邻近的主语一致。Either you or she is to go.Here is a pen, a few envelops and some paper for you.15.3 谓语动词与前面的主语一致 当主语后面跟有with

14、, together with, like, except, but, no less than, as well as 等词引起的短语时，谓语动词与前面的主语一致。 The teacher together with some students is visiting the factory. He as well as I wants to go boating.15.4 谓语需用单数1） 代词each和由every, some, no, any等构成的复合代词作主语，或主语中含有each, every, 谓语需用单数。 Each of us has a tape-recorder. Th

15、ere is something wrong with my watch.2） 当主语是一本书或一条格言时，谓语动词常用单数。 The Arabian Night is a book known to lovers of English. 是英语爱好者熟悉的一本好书。3） 表示金钱，时间，价格或度量衡的复合名词作主语 时，通常把这些名词看作一个整体，谓语一般用单数。(用复数也可，意思不变。) Three weeks was allowed for making the necessary preparations. Ten yuan is enough.15.5 指代意义决定谓语的单复数1）

16、在代词what, which, who, none, some, any, more, most, all等词的单复数由其指代的词的单复数决定。 All is right. (一切顺利。) All are present.(所有人都到齐了。)2） 集体名词作主语时，谓语的数要根据主语的意思来决定。如family, audience, crew, crowd, class, company, committee等词后用复数形式时，意为这个集体中的各个成员，用单数时表示该个集体。 His family isnt very large.他家不是一个大家庭。 His family are music

17、lovers.他的家人都是音乐爱好者。 但集合名词people, police, cattle, poultry等在任何情况下都用复数形式。Are there any police around?3）有些名词，如variety, number, population, proportion, majority 等有时看作单数，有时看作复数。A number of +名词复数+复数动词。The number of +名词复数+单数动词。A number of books have lent out.The majority of the students like English.15.6 与后

18、接名词或代词保持一致1） 用half of, part of, most of, a portion of 等词引起主语时，动词通常与of后面的名词，代词保持一致。Most of his money is spent on books.Most of the students are taking an active part in sports.2） 在一些短语，如 many a 或 more than one 所修饰的词作主语时，谓语动词多用单数形式。但由more than of 作主语时，动词应与其后的名词或代词保持一致。 Many a person has read the novel

19、.许多人都读过这本书。 More than 60 percent of the students are from the city.百分之六十多的学生都来自这个城市。1Why does the lake smell terrible?Because large quantities of water_.Ahave pollutedBis being pollutedChas been polluted Dhave been polluted【解析】句意为：这湖水怎么这么难闻？因为大量的水已经被污染了。本题考查时态、语态及主谓一致问题。water与pollute为被动关系，故排除A项；B表“正

20、被污染”，故排除；large quantities of后加名词，谓语动词应与quantities保持一致，故排除C项，答案为D项。【答案】D2Dr.Smith，together with his wife and daughters，_visit Beijing this summer.Ais going to Bare going toCwas going to Dwere going to【解析】当主语后出现together with/as well as等介词短语时，谓语动词的数与介词短语前的主语保持一致，故可排除B、D两项；根据时间状语this summer可知应用一般将来时态。 【

21、答案】A 3The teacher together with the students_discussing Reading Skills that_newly published in America.Aare； were Bis；wereCare；was Dis；was【解析】 句意为：老师和同学们在讨论美国刚出版的阅读技巧一书。不难看出主句的主语是the teacher，together with the students是附加部分，而Reading Skills 是一个书名也应该用第三人称单数形式。【答案】D4Either you or one of your students_to

22、 attend the meeting that is due tomorrow.Aare BisChave Dbe【解析】句意为：要么是你或者你的一名学生应该出席明天的会议。该题考查的是主谓一致，按照就近一致原则，one of your students的中心词为one，谓语动词该用单数，在本句中is to do表示应该(should)。【答案】B5At present，one of the arguments in favor of the new airport_that it will bring a lot of jobs to the area.Ais BareCwill be D

23、was【解析】句意为：目前，人们赞成建一座新机场的理由之一是它将给这个地区带来很多的就业机会。本题考查动词时态，At presentNow是解题的关键。【答案】A6Did you go t o the show last night?Yeah.Every boy and girl in the area_invited.Awere Bhave beenChas been Dwas【解析】主语是every boy and girl，表示单数概念，故谓语动词用单数，且询问昨晚的情况，有明确的过去时间，所以应选择was。【答案】D7 Professor James will give us a le

24、cture on the Western culture，but when and where_yet.Ahasnt been decided Bhavent decidedCisnt being decided Darent decided【解析】本题考查主谓一致。when and where引导的从句或跟不定式连用时谓语动词用单数，再根据本题意思应用被动语态。【答案】A8We live day by day，but in the great things，the time of days and weeks_so small that a day is unimportant.Ais Ba

25、reChas been Dhave been【解析】此题考查主谓一致的基本用法。主语是time，后面of days and weeks是它的定语，所以谓语用单数。【答案】A9 A survey of the opinions of experts_that three hours of outdoor exercise a week_good for ones health.Ashow；are Bshows；isCshow；is Dshows；are【解析】本题考查主谓一致。第一空的主语是a survey，故用单数shows；第二空是不可数名词exercise作主语，故用is。【答案】B10

26、As a result of the serious flood，twothirds of the buildings in the area_.Aneed repairing Bneeds to repairCneeds repairing Dneed to repair【解析】此题考查主谓一致及“need”的特殊用法。twothirds of the buildings作主语，谓语动词应与the buildings保持一致，故应用复数谓语动词。need 此处意为“需要”，用法应是need to be done/need doing。【答案】A11 Hi，what did our monit

27、or say just now?Every boy and every girl as well as teachers who are to visit Water Cube_asked to be at the school gate before 630 in t he morning.Ais BwereCare Dwas【解析】考查主谓一致。every.and every.结构作主语时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，由此可以排除B、C两项；根据前面的are to visit Water Cube的时态可知，A项正确。【答案】A12John as well as the other chi

28、ldren who_no parents_good care of in the center.Ahave；is being taken Bhave；has takenChas；is taken Dhas；have been taken【解析】考查主谓一致和动词时态，句意为：约翰同其他那些没有父母的孩子一起在这个中心受到很好的照顾。who引导的定语从句修饰other children所以谓语动词应是复数；名词1as well as/besides/with/together with ec t.名词2时，谓语动词要根据就远原则由名词1决定，所以第二空谓语动词为单数，约翰正在受到照顾，因此用现在

29、进行时的被动形式。【答案】A13The number of people，who have access to their own cars，_sharply in the past decade.Arose Bis risingChave risen Dhas risen【解析】考查主谓一致和时态。本句的主语是the number，所以谓语动词用单数；in the past decade表示时间从过去持续到现在，即“十年来”，因此用现在完成时。【答案】D14 Professor Wang，together with his colleagues，_working on the project

30、 day and night to _the deadline.Aare；meet Bis；meetCare；satisfy Dis；satisfy【解析】考查主谓一致和词语搭配。当主语后跟有together with，as well as等引导的词组时，谓语动词应和主语保持一致，此处主语是Professor Wang，故谓语动词应用单数形式；meet the deadline表示“在截止日期前完成”。【答案】B15Large quantities of information，as well as some timely help_since the organization was bui

31、lt.Ahas offered Bhad been offeredC have been offered Dis offered【解析】由as well as连接的复合主语并不影响谓语动词的数，“large quantites of名词”作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。分析题目可知动作虽然发生在过去，但对现在还有影响，故应用现在完成时。【答案】C16 Buying clothes_a hard job because the clothes a person likes_not very often fit him or her.Aare；do Bis；doesCare；does Dis；do【

32、解析】考查主谓一致。主句主语是动名词短语，谓语动词用单数形式is；从句的主语是复数名词clothes，因此用do。【答案】D17On the contrary，I think it is Truman，_you，_ to blame.Amore than；are Bless than；who areCrather than；that is Drather than；is【解析】句意是：相反，我认为是Truman而不是你该受到责备。题干包含一个强调句式，强调的是宾语从句的主语，所以谓语动词要与Truman一致。此句表示选择关系，所以要用rather than。【答案】C18 Every stud

33、ent as well as teachers who_to visit the museum_asked to be at the school gate on time.Ais；is Bare；areCis；are Dare；is【解析】考查主谓一致。who，which，that作定语从句的主语时，其谓语的数取决于先行词，所以第一空用复数are；主语后有as well as等时，谓语应同其前面的主语保持一致，所以第二空用单数。【答案】D19An exhibiton of paintings_at the museum next week.Aare to be held Bare holdi

34、ngCis holding Dis to be held【解析】考查主谓一致和时态。hold的宾语是an exhibition，而不是paintings，所以应该是被动语态。本句的主语是an exhibition，of paintings是介词短语作后置定语，所以谓语动词是单数，再结合时间状语next week可知是表示将来要发生的动作。be to do sth.通常表示按照计划或安排将要发生某事，此处是被动形式。【答案】D20_of the people on the Net_Chinas economy is among the strongest in the world.AFourfifth；believes BFourfifth；believeCFourfifths；believe DFourfifths；believes【解析】本题考查分数表达和主谓一致