主谓一致

主谓一致

编辑者：黄志刚

第一部分主谓一致的三个原则1.语法一致、意义一致和就近一致

一、谓语动词用单数的情况

1.单个一个句子和不定式短语或动名词短语作主语

Growing vegetables needs constant watering.

To learn a foreign language isn’t easy.

That they have made amazing achievement is an undeniable fact.

2.either /neither 作主语

Neither/Either of them has ever been to Jinzhou.

3.书名、报刊名、剧名及专有名词作主语

The Arabian Nights is an interesting book.

The United Stated is a developed country.

注意：某些群岛、山脉、瀑布等专有名词，如：the Alps. The Philippines、Niagara Falls 等作主语时谓语动词用复数。

The Philippines lie to the southeast of China 菲律宾位于中国的东南部。

4.many a, more than one+单数可数名词做主语

More than one student has had the kind of experience.

Many a member has protested against the proposal.

但是：more +复数名词+than one 作主语，谓语动词用复数。

Many members than one have protested the proposal.

5.时间、距离、价格、度量衡等的复数名词或短语做主语_做整体看待时，看做个体用复数）Twenty dollars is enough for me to buy the dictionary.

Twenty kilometers is a long distance.

Six years have/has passed since he settled in the mountain village.

6.one and a half +复数名词或a/an +单数名词+and +a half 作主语(大于等于2的才可以用复数）

One and a half apples (=An apple and a half) is left on the plate.

A year and a half /One and a half years has passed.

7.And 连接的两个由each,every,no,many a 等修饰的单数名词作主语时，谓语动词用单数。有时后面的名词前的every,each,no,many a 可以省略。

No teacher and (no )student likes this movie.

Every boy and (every)girl is working hard.

8.And 连接两个名词或短语指的是一个人，同一件事时。

The professor and writer was invited to attend the meeting.

War and peace is a constant theme in history.(永恒的主题）

9.两种不同的物质混为一体时，

Much mud and sand has been washed away by the flood.

Smoke and fog is often called smog.

10.两种不同的物质组成了一套、一副器皿或用具时，若需要冠词，则只能在第一个名词前加a/an/the 作主语，谓语动词用单数。

A knife and fork is supplied to everyone at table.

A car and horse was seen in the distance.

11.The number of +复数名词，或the amount of +不可数名词“........的数量”，作主语，谓语动词用单数。

The number of milu deer is being increased

The amount of work astonishes her.

12.Anything ,anyone , nothing, no one, something, someone,everyone, everything 作主语时，

Nothing but trees was to be seen.

13.one+in/of/out of +复数名词。

One out of every thirty students is dropped from the course each term.

One in four examinees is to be accepted.

One of the books on the shelf was missing.

14.a/this/that+kind/sort/type of +单、复数名词作主语

This kind of man annoys me. This type of wine is only made in France.

15.the town/the city/the nation/the world 虽然可以表示the people in the town/city/nation/world,但在句子中作主语时，被视为一个整体，

The entire nation was watching the development of the incident.

Half of the world is hungry.

16.man 或mankind 做主语Only man knows how to cook.

17.Each/each of +复数可数名词

Each (of them) has own work. 但是：They each have own work.

二、谓语动词用复数的情况

1.有生命的集合名词作主语。常见的有：cattle(家畜，牛）people，police

The cattle are grazing in the field.

2.and 连接两个单数名词作主语表示不同的人或物时。

Basketball and football are popular among students.

3.one or two +复数名词作主语。

One or two soldiers have to be sent.

There are one or two problems to be solve.d

4.一个单数名词同时被两个不同的形容词修饰，表示两个不同的事物时，

American and Dutch(荷兰）beer are lighter(淡）than British.

Social and political freedom are limited there.

5.trousers, clothes, shorts, goods等作主语谓语动词用复数。

Half his goods were stolen.

His shorts are worn out.

三、谓语动词用单数或复数视情况而定

1.下列集体名词作主语时，表示整体时用单数；表示具体成员时用复数。

Family,group, public,staff, class, audience, committee, crowd, population, team,crew, club... The young couple is happy. The young couple are quarrelling with each other.

2.主语后跟介词词组或连词时，谓语动词与前边的保持一致。

当主语后面跟有accompanied by, along with, as much as, as well as besides, but, except, in addition to, including, no less than, like, more than,rather than, together with 等引导的词组时，