英语语法补充

主谓一致：

1.The whole village is having a meeting now.

2.The whole town was discussing the news then.

3.The entire city is celebrating the victory of the team now.

4.The whole world is waiting for the result of the talks anxiously now.

5.The Chinese are a peace-loving people.

6.The Burmese live in Asia.

7.The English are rather conservative.

8.Her kindred were present at her funeral.

9.The militia have been fighting against the invaders for five years.

10.The police are searching the house for heroin now.

11.The posse have been pursuing the robber for an hour already.

12.The chorus are rather poor.

13.The clergy are/were against the plan.

14.The nobility are for the reform.

15.The rabble in that country live a dog’s life.

16.The laity don’t understand some words of doctors.

17.Half of the food was wasted/has been wasted.

18.Half of the apples are bad.

19.The rest of the money is yours.

20.Some books are in Chinese, the rest are in English.

21.The greater part of the land has been cultivated.

22.The greater part of the oranges are rotten.

23.Thirty percent of the work has been done.

24.Thirty percent of the boys are absent today.

25.Rabies is a dangerous disease.

26.Measles takes a long time to get over.

27.Rickets is a children’s disease.

28.Mumps is very common among small children.

29.Darts is one of my favorite games.

30.Marbles is played by children,

31.Billiards is played by women as well as men.

32.Niagara Falls is receding now.

33.The Falls are almost dry in August.

34.His wages are high.

35.The wages of the sin is death.

36.Six times one is six.

37.Three times five is/are fifteen.

38.Many a teacher is interested in computer.

39.More than one student is absent.

40.More students than one are late today.

41.This is one of the cars that were damaged in the accident.

42.A number of workers are out of work..

43.The number of workers is small.

44.The majority of the students work hard.

45.The majority is/are for the plan.

46.Only a minority is/are wanting the war to continue.

47.The minority of the pupils have come already.

48.The cattle are shedded over there.

49.The poultry are kept in the back of the yard.

50.Poultry is cheap now.

51.The landed gentry are against the reform.

52.The board is about to issue the disciplines.

53.The board are of the opinion that investment should be enlarged.

54.The audience is very dig.

55.The audience are required to be in their seats at 8 o’clock.

56.The company has enough assets.

57.The company are enjoying z big feast now.

58.The council has several members.

59.The council have taken their seats already.

60.The firm is be in the black.

61.the firm are busy working now.

62.The jury is fair.

63.The jury were divided about the verdict.

64.The committee has 5 members.

65.The committee are debating the question now.

66.The aged need help from society.

67.The living are more important than the dead.

68.The old are taken care of by the family.

69.The young are thirsty for knowledge.

70.The rich live a luxurious life.

71.The poor live below the poverty line.

72.The evil that men do lives after them.

73.The new is more attractive to people.

74.My contact lenses are on the desk.

75.A pair of contact lenses is rather expensive.

76.Mathematics is a subject studied in nearly every school.

77.Her mathematics are rather weak.

78.Acoustics is taught by Pro. Li.

79.The acoustics of the hall are excellent.

80.Politics is more difficult than physics.

81.What are your politics?

82.Statistics is a modern branch of mathematics.

83.Statistics show that more boys than girls are at school.