1、主谓一致,定义主谓一致:谓语动词的数必须和主语的人称和数一致,这就叫主谓一致。,考点1.用and连接两个并列成分;2.介词with 伴随主语;3.就近原则;4.各种代词的主谓一致;5.短语和从句作主语;6.定语从句中的主谓一致。,分类,主谓一致,语法一致,意义一致,就近一致,语法一致主语和谓语从语法形式上取得一致:主语是单数形式,谓语也采取单数形式;主语是复数形式,谓语亦采取复数形式。例如:(1)The number of errors was surprising.错误之多是惊人的。(2)We love our motherland .我们热爱我们的祖国,语法一致1.every /each/
2、no 修饰名词,以及and连接的两个有every /each/no修饰的名词作主语时,谓语用单数形式。复数主语与each连用时,应不受each的影响,谓语动词仍用复数形式。如: Each student is required to tell a story in class. 2.“one 单数名词and a half ”作主语时,谓语动词可用单数形式,也可用复数形式,如: He said that one and a half apples is enough.,3.“more than one 名词”作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式,如: More than one student is w
3、illing to take part in the activity. 4.“many a 单数名词”作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式,如: Many a method has been tried to solve the problem.,意义一致谓语的一致不是根据其外部语法形态来决定,而是取决于主语所表达的内在含义。主语形式虽为单数,但在意义上却为复数,谓语动词应采取复数形式;主语形式虽为复数,但在意义上视为单数,谓语动词应采取单数形式。例如:The crowd were fighting for their lives.这些人正为生存而战斗。Three years in a strang
4、e land seems like a long time. 在异乡生活的三年,仿佛是很长的时间。,意义一致1.不可数名词作主语,一律视为单数。以s结尾的国名、地名、机构名、书名,如:the United States, the United Nations等作主语,视为单数;有些不可数名词如:news, maths, physics 虽然以s结尾,但不是复数。例如: Physics is not easy to understand.2.表示单一概念的动名词、不定式或句子作主语时,谓语动词用单数。“one, either, neither, each of 复数名词或代词”作主语时, 谓语用
5、单数。例如: When and where to go for the onsalary holiday has not been decided yet.,3.something, everything, anything, nothing,somebody, nobody, no one 等不定代词作主语,谓语通常用单数。例如:Nothing is impossible.4.表示时间、金钱、距离、重量、数量的复数名词作主语,通常看作一个整体,谓语动词用单数。例如:Ten pounds was missing from the box.5.a series of, a kind of, a
6、piece of, a pair of 等量词修饰名词,通常以量词的单复数形式来决定谓语的单复数,例如:This pair of glasses was bought by my uncle.,6. a number of 复数名词,“许多”,复数意义;the number of 复数名词,“的数目”,单数意义。the population of“的人口数量”作主语时,谓语用单数,但如果是分数/百分数/half of/the rest ofthe population 作主语时,谓语则用复数,具体指其中的多少人,复数意义,如: The population of China is large
7、and about eighty percent of the population are farmers. 注意:the average of “的平均数量”,作主语时,谓语用单数。,7. 主语后接介词with, together with, along with, except, besides, as well as, in, of 等短语时,谓语动词的数要和这些短语前面的名词的单复数保持一致,如: Mr. Green together with his children goes to the park every Sunday. 8. “the adj.”结构指人时,谓语动词用复数
8、;如果表示抽象的概念,谓语动词用单数,如: The disabled are well taken care of in this country. 9. 分数、百分数,all, some, the rest, half of, most of, part of 等作主语时,谓语动词的单复数根据其指代的含义确定,如: Most of the workers have gone home for a holiday.,10. 主语为集合名词时,如果表示一个整体,谓语动词用单数;如果指其中的个体,谓语动词用复数。这类集体名词常见的有:army, audience, cattle, class, c
9、lub, committee, crowd, family, government, group, majority, minority, part, people, police, public, staff, team等,其中cattle,people,police一般看成复数形式,如: His family were sitting in the sofa watching TV when I got there.,11. 当and连接的两个并列主语在意义上指同一人、同一物、同一事或者同一概念时,应看作单数,谓语动词用单数形式。另外,当and 连接两个形容词修饰一个单数形式的主语时,其实
10、是指两种不同的事物,主语则应该看作是复数,那么谓语动词也应该用复数,如: War and peace is a constant theme in history.,注意:英语中并列结构表示整体概念的有:iron and steel 钢铁 law and order 治安bread and butter 黄油面包 a watch and chain 一块带链的表 a knife and fork 刀叉 truth and honesty 真诚a coat and tie 配有领带的上衣 aim and end 目的,12. what 引导的主语从句作主语时,谓语动词的单复数取决于作表语的名词的
11、单复数,如: What surprised me most was his attitude towards his study.13. such 作主语时,谓语动词的单复数形式要根据其意义而定,如: Such is Stephen Hawking, who has suffered a great deal but achieved so much.14. quantities of 名词作主语时,不论名词是可数名词复数还是不可数名词,谓语一律用复数,如:Every day quantities of water are wasted.,就近一致谓语动词根据它前面最邻近的名词或代词或其他词的
12、数的形式,来决定其自身的数的形式。例如:(1)Not only his children but also he himself wants to go there.(2) Either my wife or I am going to work there.,就近一致1. 当连词or, not but, either or , neither nor , not only but also 等连接两个名词或代词作主语时,谓语动词的形式常与最接近的词语保持一致,如:Either I or they are responsible for the result of the matter. 2.
13、 在倒装句中,谓语与后面第一个主语的数保持一致,如: In the distance was heard the clapping of hands and the shouts of the people.,3. 当一个句子是由 there 或here引起,而主语又不止一个时,谓语通常和最靠近它的主语一致,如: Here is a pen, a few envelopes and some paper in the drawer.,其他总结1一些集合名词作主语,如果看作一个整体,谓语动词用单数;如果指其中的成员,谓语用复数。如audience, committee,class(班级),cre
14、w(全体船员或机组人员), family, government, public(公众)等,但people, police, cattle等一般用复数。,2.通常作复数的集体名词 有些集体名词,如police, people, cattle, militia, poultry(家禽),等作主语时,谓语通常作复数,谓语用复数例如:Domestic cattle _(provide) us with milk, beef and hides.,provide,3.通常作不可数名词的集体名词 有一些集体名词,如machinery, equipment, furniture, merchandise
15、(商品),clothing 通常作不可数名词,随后的动词用单数。例如:The merchandise _(have) arrived undamaged.All the machinery in the factory _ (be) made in China.,has,is,4. 以-ics结尾的学科名称某些以-ics结尾的学科名称,如physics(物理学)、mathematics(数学)、mechanics(机械学)、politics(政治学)、statistics(统计学)、economics(经济学)、linguistics(语言学)athletics(体育学)等,通常作单数用。,5
16、.其他以-s结尾的名词英语中有一些由两个部分组成的物体名称通常是以-s结尾,如scissors(剪子),pincers(钳子),glasses(眼镜),shorts(短裤),trousers(裤子),suspenders(吊裤带)等。这一类名词,如果不带“一把”、“一副”、“一条”等单位词而单独使用,通常作复数。如果带有单位词,则由单位词的单、复数形式决定动词的单、复数形式。 例如:One pair of scissors isnt enough.,6.以-s结尾的地理名称某些以-s结尾的地理名称,如果是国名、机构名,如the United States, the United Nations
17、, the Netherlands等,尽管带有复数词尾,但系单一政治实体,故作单数用。但若不是国名,而是群岛、山脉、海峡、瀑布等地理名称,通常作复数用。例如:The West Indies, apart from the Bahamas, are commonly divided into two parts. The Himalayas(喜马拉雅山脉) have a magnificent variety of plant and animal life.The Straits of Gibraltar have not lost their strategic importance.,7.
18、英语中还有一些以-s结尾的名词,如:arms(武器) clothes(衣服) contents(内容,目录) fireworks(烟火)goods(货物) minutes(记录)morals(道德,品行) remains(遗体), stairs(楼梯) suburbs (郊区), thanks(谢意) wages(工资)等通常作复数。,8.凡是由-ings结尾的名词,如: clippings (剪下来的东西), diggings (掘出的东西), earnings (收入), filings (锉屑), lodgings (租住的房屋), surroundings (环境), sweeping
19、s (扫拢的垃圾) 等, 通常作复数用。例如: The clippings of the hedges are usually burnt.The sweepings of the godown(仓库) have been disposed of.,9. 还有一些以-s结尾的单、复数同形的名词,如: headquarters(总部), means(方法,手段), series(系列), species(种类), works(工厂)等,随后动词的单、复数形式取决于这些名称是作单数,还是作复数。例如:A headquarters was set up to direct the operation
20、 (指挥作战). Their headquarters are in Paris.The only means to achieve success is to appeal to arms (诉诸武力).,10. remains用于“遗体”意义时,随后的动词通常作复数:His remains lie in the churchyard.The martyrs remains were buried at the foot of the hill.但作“遗迹”或“剩余物”解释时,可作复数或单数用:Here is the remains of a temple.The remains of th
21、e meal were/was fed to the dog.,11.两数相减或相除,动词用单数;两数相加或相乘,动词可用单数,也可用复数。例如:Forty minus fifteen (40-15) leaves twenty-five.Forty divided by eight (40/8) is five.Seven and five (7+5) makes/make twelve.Five times eight (58) is /are forty.,12. 1)由who, why, how, whether等特殊疑问词引导的名词性分句作主语,其后的动词通常用单数。 2)两个由an
22、d连接的并列名词性分句作主语,如果主语表示两件事情,动词用复数。例如:What caused the accident and who was responsible for it remain a mystery to us.3)以what-分句作主语的SVC结构 在以what-分句作主语的SVC结构中,如果主句补语是表示复数的名词或名词短语,则主句谓语动词可用复数。,13. 1)在“one of+复数名词+关系分句”结构中,关系分句动词通常依照语法一致原则用复数形式。例如:Joan is one of those people who go out of their way to be helpful. 2)在这类结构之前有定冠词the或者有the only 等限定词和强调词时,关系分句动词形式用单数。例如:Selfishness is the one of her many faults which defeats itself.,