专四英语主谓一致练习

主谓一致
语法点备考自测练习
一、选择适当的动词形式，完成下列句子。

1.Either John or his friends (are/is) going to the beach today.
2.Writing many letters (make/makes) her happy.
3.Her face wore a puzzled, nervous look, in which (was/were) mingled fear, sorrow, depression,
distrust and a trace of despair.
4.Macaroni and cheese (are/is) the cafeteria special on Friday.
5.Thirty minutes (are not/is not) enough time to finish this movie.
6.The organization (has/have) got many new members this year.
7.The committee (has/have) different ideas on this issue.
8.Every man and woman (visit/visits) a dentist occasionally.
9.What the doctor really cares about (is/are) his patients' health.
10.Almost every professor and student at the university (approves/approve) of the decision.
11.American and Dutch beer (are/is) much lighter than British beer.
12.Everybody but the two boys (were/was) in the same room.
13.More than one person (was/were) injured in the car accident.
14.Ellen is one of the girls who (sings/sing) beautifully.
15.My brother as well as my parents (is/are) going to Europe.
16.The basketball team (is/are) having breakfast.
17.The number of grammatical mistakes made by the students (was/were) surprising.
18.A horse and carriage (is/are) not much used nowadays.
19.The owner and editor of the newspaper (was/were) to attend the conference.
20.Not only you, but also I (am/are) mistaken.
二、用括号中动词的适当形式填空。

1.The average family which now _____(consist) of four members_____ (be) a great deal
smaller than it used to be.
2.Many a student ______ (believe) the story.
3.All _____ (be) welcome to our party.
4.Neither of the novels _____ (be) written by him.
5.At least three-quarters of the book in famous Americans _______(be) about people who live
in the nineteenth century.
6.Some of the furniture on our apartment _____ (be) bought last month.
7.Three fourths of the money _____ (have) been recovered.
8.Bill, along with the three other men, _____ (be) to represent the union at the next meeting.
9.The shortage of water and electricity ____(hinder) production.
10.This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen _____ (wear) comfortably.
11.The good in him _____ (outweigh) the bad.
12.How the book will sell largely ______ (depend) on its author.
13.When and where this took place _____ (be) still unknown.
14.This sort of apples _____ (be) highly priced.
15.Certain of my friends _____ (have) been to a few of his lectures, but understood little of what
he said.
16.Vast amounts of heat ____ (come) from the sun.
17.Much _____ (have) been done to increase the production of the machine.
18.Our team won the championship, which _____ (be) something we had not expected.
19.Gases differ from solids in that the former _____ (have) greater compressibility than the latter.
20.The children each _____ (have) a schoolbag.
21.More than two hundred boys _______ (be) to Beijing.
22.I have read a large part of the book，the rest _______ (be)more difficult.
23.The father，rather than the brothers，_______（be）responsible for the accident.
24.Not only the students but also the teachers _______ (support) the plan.
25.Bread and butter _______(be) my favorite.
26.Each boy and each girl _______(be) happy at the Christmas party.
27.One of the things she wrote about _______ (be) life on a small farm.
28.This group，among whom are Jean and Eddie，certainly _______ (be) the life of the party.
29.Nobody _____ (have) been called while I have been out，have they？
30.Either reading aloud of poetry or reciting it by heart _____ (compel) the students to study
their meaning closely．
三、改错
1.Many a boy learn to swim before he can read.
2. A considerable percentage of the scientific papers is written in English.
3.What cause the changes remain unknown.
4.John is one of the students who wants to take a holiday.
5.Five thousand and three hundred pounds are too unreasonable a price for that red car.
6.Leo, along with Mike, are to present the meeting.
7.My brother as well as I like playing basketball.
8.Every means have been tried but without much result.
9.There are many valuable services which the public are willing to pay for, but which does not
bring a return in money to the community.
10.Despite much research, there are still certain elements in the life cycle of the insect that is not
fully understood.
11.Outside the ruins are a magnificent building surrounded by tall trees.
12.All but he and I am going to the party.
13.If law and order are not preserved, neither the citizen nor his property is safe.
14.A series of panel (小组) discussion are scheduled during the meeting.
15.His remains lies in the churchyard.
16.With the development of modern agriculture and industry，more and more waste and poison
are poured into the water，the soil and the air．
17.More and more Chinese and Japanese silks is exported to Italy．
18.A limited number of cars are available．
19.A group of Italian soldiers were advancing slowly towards the position of the enemy．
20.Mike is the one of the boys who are willing to take on another assignment．
四、单项选择
1.The assistant and graduate student ______ Prof. Wang check the exercise-books.
A. are going to help
B. help
C. are to help
D. helps
2.They each _____ a new bag.
A. is
B. are
C. have
D. has
3.All that can be done______.
A. have done
B. has done
C. has been done
D. were done
4.When and where to build the new school _____ yet.
A. is not decided
B. are not decided
C. has not decided
D. have not decided
5.Tom is the only one of the stall members who ______ to be promoted.
A. is going
B. are going
C. has been going
D. have been going
6. A library with five thousand books _______ to the county as a gift.
A. is offered
B. have offered
C. are offered
D. has offered
7.Not only I but also John and Tom ____ tired of having one examination after another.
A. is
B. are
C. am
D. be
8.Between the two rows of buildings _____ the canteen.
A. stand
B. are
C. standing
D. stands
9.As a result of destroying the forest, a large ______of the desert ______ covered the land.
A. number; has
B. quantity; has
C. number; have
D. quantity; have
10.This is one of the most interesting questions that ____ asked.
A. have been
B. have
C. has been
D. has
11.Now Leo with his classmates _____ basketball on the playground.
A. play
B. are playing
C. plays
D. is playing
12.Between the two roads _____ a TV tower called “Skyscraper Tower”
A. stand
B. which stands
C. standing
D. stands
13.Every student and every teacher _____.
A.are going to attend the meeting
B.have attended the meeting
C.has attended the meeting
D.is attended the meeting
14.All but him and me ______ to the exhibition.
A. am going
B. is going
C. are going
D. was going
15.—Shall I wait here for three hours?
—Yes. Three hours _____ to wait for such a doctor.
A.are not very long for you
B.is not long enough for you
C.was not long enough for you
D.will be too long for you
16.The surroundings of his house ______ clean now.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
17.Every means ______ tried but without much result.
A. has been
B. have been
C. are
D. is
18.One or perhaps more pages _______.
A. is missing
B. has been missed
C. are missing
D. was missing
19.Her politics ______ neither conservative nor liberal.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. has been
20.Every man, woman and child ______ some history, enough at least, to survive in the world.
A. knows
B. know
C. is known
D. are known
21. Each man and woman ______ the same rights.
A. has
B. have
C. had
D. is having
22. Not one in one hundred children exposed to the disease ______ likely to develop it.
A. should be
B. must be
C. is
D. are
23. The Philippines ______ to the south-east of China.
A. lies
B. lie
C. lay
D. lays
24. Three hours ______ enough for us to finish the task.
A. are
B. has
C. is
D. were
25. Getting to other planets or to the moon _____ many problems.
A. involve
B. involves
C. involving
D. to involve
26. There ______ in this room.
A. are too much furniture
B. is too many furnitures
C. are too much furnitures
D. is too much furniture
27. --- Have you heard about the new school?
---- No, when and where to build the new one ______ yet.
A. is not decided
B. aren’t decided
C. hasn’t decided
D. haven’t bee n decided
28. Not one in one hundred children exposed to the disease ______ likely to develop it.
A. should be
B. must be
C. is
D. are
29. All but him and me ______ to the exhibition.
A. am going
B. is going
C. are going
D. was going
30. Her politics ______ neither conservative nor liberal.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. has been
Keys:
一、选择适当的动词形式，完成下列句子。

1.are
2.makes
3.was
4.is (macaroni and cheese乳酪通心粉，一种食物名称)
5.is not
6.has
7.have
8.visits (“every+单数名词+and+单数名词”用作主语时，谓语动词要用单数形式)
9.is
10.approves
11.are (American and Dutch beer是指两种不同的啤酒)
12.was
13.was
14.sing
15.is
16.are
17.was
18.are
19.was
20.am
二、用括号中动词的适当形式填空。

1.consists/is
2.believes
3.are
4.was
5.is
6.was
7.has
8.is
9.hinders
10.wears
11.outweighs
12.depends
13.is
14.is
15.have
es
17.has
18.was
19.have
20.have
21.have been
22.is
23.is
24.support
25.is
26.is
27.was
28.is
29.has
pels
三、改错
1.Many a boy learns to swim before he can read.
2. A considerable percentage of the scientific papers are written in English.
3.What cause the changes remains unknown.
4.John is one of the students who want to take a holiday.
5.Five thousand and three hundred pounds is too unreasonable a price for that red car.
6.Leo, along with Mike, is to present the meeting.
7.My brother as well as I likes playing basketball.
8.Every means has been tried but without much result.
9.There are many valuable services which the public are willing to pay for, but which do not
bring a return in money to the community.
10.Despite much research, there are still certain elements in the life cycle of the insect that are
not fully understood.
11.Outside the ruins is a magnificent building surrounded by tall trees.
12.All but he and I are going to the party.
13.If law and order is not preserved, neither the citizen nor his property is safe.
(“law and order”并列主语表示同一概念，意为“法制”)
14.A series of panel (小组) discussion is scheduled during the meeting.
(“a series of/a portion of/ a kind of +名词”用作主语时，其谓语根据语法一致原则用单数形式)
15.His remains lie in the churchyard.
(remains表示“遗体”时，后接复数形式谓语，表示“剩余物”时，后续谓语可单可复)
16.With the development of modern agriculture and industry，more and more waste and poison is
poured into the water, the soil and the air．
("waste and poison"（有毒的废物）是属于同位语性等立关系，该词组中and的含义实际上和with相似，因此，必须作单数看待。

)
17.More and more Chinese and Japanese silks are exported to Italy．
("Chin- ese and Japanese silks"意为"Chinese silk and Japanese silk"（中国丝绸和日本丝绸），是指两个不同的事物，属非同位语性等立关系，因此，该句的谓语要用复数形式)
18.A limited number of cars is available．
("a limited number of"意为"the limited number of"（有限的数目），根据习惯用法，"the limited number of ＋名词复数"作主语时，其谓语一般用单数形式)
19.A group of Italian soldiers was advancing slowly towards the position of the enemy．
(从意义上来讲，句中"a group of Italian soldiers"是指一个整体，意为"一个小分队的意大利士兵"。

因为在军队等团体中，小分队可以看作是一个整体编制单位，所以根据意义一致的原则，谓语用单数形式较为妥当一些。

)
20.Mike is the one of the boys who is willing to take on another assignment．
(在"one of ＋名词复数（代词复数）＋关系分句"结构中，"关系分句"的谓语通常依照语法一致原则用复数形式。

但是，有时为了强调one，这类结构里关系分句中的谓语也可用单数形式，然而，在这类结构中的one被the或the only，the just等限定词或强调词修饰时，关系分句中的谓语则依据one的意义而用单数形式)。