曼哈顿语法笔记

Chapter 3: 主谓一致

注意主语和谓语之间构成的逻辑意义相符合

Wrong: The development of a hydrogen car based on expected performance parameters will be able to travel hundreds of miles without refueling.

Right: Once developed, a hydrogen car based on expected performance parameters will be able to travel hundreds of miles without refueling.

主语谓语之间必须做到单复数相符合

Eliminate the middlemen and Skip and warmup (准确做到正常的跳读)

没有必要的句子成分尽量少读

介词短语，从句，其他修饰成分

善于利用句子的机构去判断单复数

The tidal forces to which an object falling into a black hole is subjected are sufficient to tear the object apart.

And和additive phases

（注意mathematics，aerobics，diabetes,citus都是单数的形式）

Media是medium的复数形式。

Either or（就近原则确定谓语单复数）

集体名词

People: agency, army, audience, class, committee, crowd, orchestra, team

Items: baggage, citrus, equipment, fleet, fruit, furniture.

用单数

Our army of a hundred thousand soldiers is attacking the enemy.

不定代词

SANAM：some, any, none, all, more/most

这几个词语要依据不同情形确定单复数

Any of these women is a suitable candidate for marriage to my son.

Not one of my friends is here this weekend.

Every and each

Every dog has paws.

Every dog and cat has paws.

Each of these shirts is pretty.

They each are great tennis players.

The number of 和a number of的用法要注意

注意there be句型的单复数

There are a young man and an older woman at the bus stop.

注意：

Pong is a classic game from which have descended many current computer pastimes.（这里用了倒装）

相当于那个预言的题目，多多注意

Chapter 4：平行准则

Wrong: I want to retire to a place where I can relax and I pay low taxes.

Right: I want to retire to a place where I can relax and where I pay low taxes.

使用where能够减少歧义。

注意在最后一个列举项目的前面要加上and

Sal applied himself in his new job, arriving early every day, skipping lunch regularly, and leaving late every night.

注意从句子真正的逻辑意义来找到实际上意义并列的结构，不要单单依靠词组的形式。

注意另一种更为subtle的平行结构：系动词

The bouquet of flowers was a giving of love. (F)

The bouquet of flowers was a gift of love. ®

注意意思还必须对应

Upon being nominated this politician represents a step forward in urban-rural relations in this country.(F)

The nomination of this politician represents a step forward in urban-rural relations in this country. R

Chapter 5：Pronouns

看到代词的时候，要注意找到他的前置词，然后检查其意义和单复数是否make sense。

注意：The park rangers discussed measures to prevent severe wildfires, which would be devastating to it.

Park 在句子中做的是形容词，因此不能够用来做it 的前置词。

正确：The rangers discussed measures to prevent severe wildfires, which would be devastating to the park.