名词的数与一致性（Thenumberandconsistencyofnouns）

名词的数与一致性（The number and consistency of nouns）The number and consistency of nouns
1., coordinate structure as subject, consistent with predicate
A) when and connects two nouns or pronouns as subjects
A, and, B are divided into the following four situations:
When I., A, and B represent different people, things, or ideas, the predicate verb should be plural
Li, Ming, and, Zhang, Hua, are, good, students.
Both, the, parents, and, the, children, are, here.
When ii., A, and B represent the same person, thing, or idea, the predicate verb is singular
A, journalist, and, author, lives, in, the, sixth, flat. The, Turner, and, fitter, is, under, twenty-five.
III. And connects several singular subjects, and the subject is modified by words such as each, every, no, many, a, etc. the predicate verb is singular
Each, boy, and, each, girl, is, invited.
Every, boy, and, girl, is, invited.
No, boy, and, no, girl, is, there, now.
When IV., A, and B are two integral parts, the predicate verb is singular
A, law, and, rule, about, protecting, environment, has,, been, drawn, up.
Bread, and, butter, is, nutritious.
B) by or, not, only... But also... Either... Or... Neither... Nor... When the subject is connected, the person and the number of the predicate are the same as the subject close to it (note that the narrative and interrogative sentences are different according to the word order)
Either, you, or, I, am, mad.
Neither, you, nor, he, is, naughty.
Not, only, the, farmer, but, also, his, family, were,, friendly, to, me.
(c) when the subject is followed by with, along, with, together, with, besides, except, like, than, including, as, well, as, rather, etc., the predicate verb is unaffected by the phrase and is consistent only with the subject
All, but, one, were, here, just, now.
A, library, with, five, thousand, books, is, offered, to,
nation,, as, a, gift.
2. the case of a single subject
A) noun ending in the plural form as the subject, such as physics, maths, economics, news, means, works, etc. in the predicate verb with the singular form, of course, if the plural meaning is different
Physics is very important.
Every, means, has, been, tried.
B) said: two part of a tool, such as the subject name of clothes, such as trousers/pants, shoes, glasses, scissors, goods, clothers and so on, in the plural predicate; if these words by Pair (suit, piece, series, kind) + of modification, the predicate should be in the singular
My, trousers, are, white, and, his, clothes, are, black.
A, pair, of, scissors, is, lying, in, that, drawer.
But at these/those pairs... After of + plural nouns, the predicate verb is in the plural form These, kinds, of, glasses, are, popular, this, summer.
3. verbs, infinitive, clause as the subject, the predicate verb is usually singular
To, see, is, to, believe.
Swimming, is, a, good, way, to, keep, health.
Who, is, her, father, is, not, known.
4. collective nouns are used as subjects
A) when mankind/humanity/man (human) is used as a subject, the predicate verb is usually singular
Only, man, is, knows, how, to, cook.
B) when the collective nouns such as people, police, cattle, youth and so on are used as subjects, the predicate verb is plural
The, cattle, are, grazing, in, the, field.
C) collective nouns such as Family, croud, class, public, enemy and so on
I. if the whole is seen, the predicate verb is singular
Our, class, is, very, diligent.
Ii. if they represent people or things as individuals,
谓语动词则用复数形式
当我走进房间时，他的家人在看电视。

三、家庭/组/班作主语时，谓语动词用单数
家庭/团体/班作主语时，谓语动词用复数
一群人要到动物园来。

5。

其他情况
一）主语为表示距离、时间、长度、价值、金额、重量等复数名词的时候，谓语动词用单数形式
3公里不是很远。

三乘三等于九。

B）一个，每个人，每个人，不，，+ +复数名词谓语动词一般用单数形式，对之后的复数名词不是主语而是介词的的宾语因为，对前面
的之一，每一个…才是主语
他们两个都不对。

他们每个人都有一张幻灯片。

C）+不可数名词没有谓语动词用单数形式
+可数名词没有谓语动词单复均可
书桌里的那笔钱都是他。

他的同学都知道真相。

d）分数或百分数+词组
分数或百分数+词组作主语时，谓语动词的数取决于的后的名词或者代词的数；若名词或代词是复数，谓语动词用复数，若名词或代词是单数，则谓语动词用单数
地球表面的三分之三是海洋。

每天有几十吨的废物和烟雾一起进入空气中。

e）多个+（单数名词）+单数动词
超过2 +（复数名词）+复数动词
不止一朵白玫瑰开花了。

超过两白玫瑰绽放。

f）一（大）+复数名词数--用复数动词
+任何名词数--用单数动词
许多游客去过长城。

计算机班的学生人数仅为十人。

g）+形容词，表示一类人--谓语动词用复数
+形容词，表示一类物--谓语动词用单数
富人赞成这个决定，但穷人反对。

美丽就在这里。

h）所有，任何一些，没有构成的复合词
每个人，每个人，一切人，任何人，任何一个人，一个人，没有人，没有人，没有这些复合词作主语的时候，谓语动词用单数形式
班里的每个人都对这个消息感到惊讶。

听，有人在敲门。