中考英语误区： 误用语言规则

中考英语误区：误用语言规则
误区三误用语言规章
1. 表示时间、距离、金钱、重量、数量等名词作主语
①Ten years are quite a long time. (×〕
②Ten years is quite a long time. (√)
[解析] 表示时间、距离、金钱、重量、数量等名词的复数作主语时看作一个整体，谓语动词要用单数，简单错误理解为复数而涌现第①句的错误。

2. 由and连接的并列主语
①The twentieth lesson and last lesson are very easy for students. (×〕
②The twentieth lesson and last lesson is very easy for students. (√)
[解析] the twentieth lesson and last lesson是表示同一概念，译为“第20课即最末一课”，因此谓语动词应当用单数。

同学们简单错误理解“第20课和最末一课”，假如表示两课，应当表达为“the twentieth lesson and the last lesson”。

特别提示由and连接的`并列主语表示同一概念时，谓语动词用单数，表示不同的概念时谓语动词用复数。

3. 就近原那么
①Neither you nor he have been to Beijing. (×〕
②Neither you nor he has been to Beijing. (√)
[解析] neither . . . nor连接的并列主语(you ， he)虽然表示两个人，但依据语言规章，当它连接并列主语的时候，谓语动词依据就近原那么，该由he决断，因此第②句正确。

特别提示类似的还有either . . . or，not only . . . but also，not . . . but，以及there be之后的并列主语，谓语动词的确定都依据“就近原那么”。

4. this kind of，a piece of，this pair of等短语作主语
①This pair of trousers are very new, but Tom’s trousers are very old. (×〕
②This pair of trousers is very new, but Tom’s trousers are very old. (√)
[解析] trousers作主语时，谓语动词用复数，但当它被this pair of修饰时谓语动词由pair的单复数确定。

因此第②句正确。

特别提示 this kind of，a piece of，a bag of，a bo* of等，这类短语作主语时谓语动词的单复数由这些短语中的名词决断，而与它们所修饰的名词无关。

5. the rest of, half of等短语作主语
①Half of the students have finished most of the work. The rest of it are very difficult. (×〕
②Half of the students have finished most of the work. The rest of it is very difficult. (√) [解析] 依据句意和句子结构可以判断the rest of it 中的it，指the work，而work是不可数名词，因此第②句正确。

特别提示 all of，most of，half of，the rest of，以及a lot of，some，any+名词作主语时，要依据后面的名词确定谓语动词的单复数。

6. 一句话提示
①合成不定代词(如something，anybody等)作主语，谓语动词用单数；
②动名词、不定式、从句作主语时，谓语动词用单数；
③a number of +名词(复)作主语，谓语用复数，the number of +名词(复)作主语，谓语用单数；
④none of . . . 作主语时，谓语动词可用单数，也可用复数。

金题精练
依据句意，从所给出的选项中选出最正确答案。

1. The news _____ very worth listening to.
A. be
B. is
C. are
D. am
2. —_____ this pair of glasses yours？
—No. My glasses _____ on the desk.
A. Is， is
B. Are， is
C. Is， are
D. Are， are
3. The old _____ taken good care of in China now.
A. was
B. are
C. is
D. were
4. Nobody e*cept the twins ___ to Hongkong before.
A. have been
B. have gone
C. has been
D. has gone
5. —What’s on the plate？
—There _____ some rice on it.
A. is
B. are
C. has
D. have
6. Five years _____ since we met last.
A. have passed
B. has past
C. has passed
D. have pasted
7. Here _____ some flowers for you.
A. is
B. are
C. has
D. have
8. There __________ a number of teachers， but the number of women teachers ________ only thirty.
A. are， are
B. are， is
C. is， are
D. is， is
9. Not only my uncle but also my parents _______ I am right.
A. think
B. thank
C. thinks
D. are thinking
10. Doing morning e*ercises _____ good for our health.
A. be
B. are
C. is
D. am
11. Everyone likes people who _____ ready to help others.
A. is
B. are
C. being
D. was
12. The Smith family _____ making dumplings in the kitchen.
A. is
B. are
C. has been
D. can
13. One third of the population in our city ______ farmers in the past.
A. are
B. were
C. is
D. was
14. The headmaster and the teacher ______ coming to us now.
A. are
B. is
C. will
D. am
15. Tom as well as his friends _____ skating every Saturday.
A. are
B. is
C. go
D. goes
(Keys： 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. B 9.
A 10. C 11.
B 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. D)。