英语中谓语就近原则

英语中谓语就近原则、就前原则( 主谓一致 )

1. Tom, as well as his brothers likes the board--skating.

as well as句子中， as well as前面的名词被强调，所以谓语应该跟前面的名次一致。

所以

tom as well as his brothers likes the board--skating.

2.同样的道理， not only, but also. 不仅，而且。很明显时强调而且之后的名词，所以谓语应

该跟 not only 之后的名词相联系，即所谓的就近原则。

not only tom's brothers but also tom likes playing football.

3.相似的待思考，如either or, neither,

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As well as the normal supplies of salted meat cheese, plain biscuits and beer, he took live

sheep , pigs and chickens .

as well as 除了。。以外，不但。。。而且（not only...but also)

例如： We shall travel by night as well as by day.=we shall travel not only by night but

also by day.

要注意当 as well as 连接两个并列的主语时，句子的谓语动词应和as well as 前面的主语一致。

例如： Tom, as well as his brothers likes the board--skating.

He , as well as I is a League member.

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主谓一致

英语中谓语动词在人称和数上必须同主语保持一致，叫主谓一致，具体情况如下：

1．大多数的以- (e)s结尾的名词表示复数意义，但means，news，goods，works通

常表示单数意义，不过，这几个词中个别名词在具体的语境中也可以表示复数意义。

方法是：若这些词前有a，such a ，this ，that ，each ，every 修饰时，谓语用单数。no means ， the means等前没有上述修饰语时，谓语动词可用单数，也可用复数。

Every means has been tried．

判断的means ，

All possible means have been tried．

2．由成双 (对 ) 部分组成的衣服或物品的名词名称，如复数。但若其前有表示单位的pair ，piece 等量词时，决定。

trousers ，glasses 等，通常用作则谓语的单复数由这些量词的单复数

His trousers have worn out．

The pair of trousers has worn out.

3．专有名词及书名，通常只做单数用。

The Selected Poems of Li Bai was published long ago．

The United Nations was set up in 1945．

4．family ，team ，party ，class，public ，club ，crew ，crowd ，group ，enemy ，audience ，committee ，company 等词作为一个整体看时，表示单数意义，他们的复数形式须根据具

体情况添加复数后缀 - (e)s 。若就其中一个个成员来看时，则表示复数形式。集合名词作主语

时，动词的数要与主语表示的概念一致，不与主语的形式一致。

My family is active．

My family are early risers.

The two families live in Beijing．

5． people ，cattle ， police等只能表示复数意义，作主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。

The police have caught the murderer．

6． population作主语时，通常看作单数，若population前有分数、百分数修饰时，则句子谓语通常用复数。

The population in China is very large，and eighty percent of the population in China are farmers．

7．单复数同形的名词，如：sheep ， deer等作主语时，应根据主语的单复数意义确定

谓语动词的形式。

A deer is over there．

Some deer are over there．

8．表示度量、距离、金额、时间等数量的名词( 词组 )作主语时，通常看作单数。

Twenty years has passed．

9．分数，量词，数学算式通常看作单数。但若强调数量时，也可看作复数，尤其是对

于加法和乘法算式。在对加、减、乘、除的得数提问时，若用how much ，则谓语动词多用单数，若用how many提问，则谓语动词多用复数。

Twenty divided by four is five．二十除以四得五。

Four plus (and) three is／are seven．四加三等于七。

How much is ten divided by five?十除以五得多少？

How many are four times two?四乘二得多少？

10．由分数，百分数+ of +名词或some ／a lot of ／ lots of ／ plenty of ／ a large quantity of ／ the rest of ／ half of ／ part of +名词构成的短语作主语时，谓语动词的数由短

语中名词的数决定。

The rest of meat goes bad．

The rest of workers are still very tired．

11． a number of ，many ， a few只能修饰可数名词的复数形式，它们的谓语动词用复

数。 a little ， much ， a great deal of ， a large amount of只能修饰不可数名词，其谓语动词

用单数形式。

A number of scientists are invited to the party A great deal of petrol is wasted．12．the number of +可数名词的复数形式，

．

the amount of +不可数名词，the quantity

of + 可数名词的复数形式或不可数名词作主语时，谓语动词用单数。这是因为主语的中心词分别是 number ， amount ，quantity 。

The number of students in Class 9 is 105．

13． more than +名词词组作主语时，谓语动词的数要与名词词组中心词的数一致。more +复数名词+ than one作主语时，谓语动词通常用复数。

More than two hundred people have turned up．

More than one person has voted against him．

More persons than one have voted against him．

14． many a +单数名词作主语时，谓语动词用单数。