1、主谓一致1. Many a +名词单数a) Many a boy and girl has made such a funny experiment.2. more than one + 可数名词单数a) There is more than one answer to this question.b) More than one topic has been discussed at the meeting.c) More topics than one have been discussed at the meeting.3. a + 单数名词+or two 做主语a) A word or
2、 two is misused in the sentence.b) One or two words are misused in the sentence.4. 对于集体名词：如 party, crowd, class, team, family, crew, government, committee, audience, public 等， 需视情况而定。a) The public is the best judge.b) The public are requested to write down their names in this book.5. 集体名词 police, mi
3、litia, cattle, people 等总接复数动词， 而 mankind, humanity 接单数动词。6. 定冠词 the +adj. 或过去分词1）若表示抽象概念，谓语用单数a. The best is yet to come.b. The beautiful is not always the same as the good.c. The good in him overweighs the bad.2）表示一类人，则为复数概念，谓语用复数d. The blind are unfortunate.e. The oppressed are to rise one day.3）有
4、时根据上下文来判断f. The deceased was his mother.g. The deceased were tem farmers.7. 复数形式名词作主语与谓语动词形式的关系-采取意义一致的原则1）常见的表示成对概念的复数名词，如 pants, trousers, scissors, scales, glasses, binoculars, spectacles(护目镜)， bifocals(双光眼镜) -用复数2）形式上是复数（词尾加 s） ， 但表示单数概念的词，用单数Works, politics, statistics, 等Politics is often a pop
5、ular topic among people.8. 时间、重量、数额的复数名词作主语，通常被看成一个整体，用单数a. Ten years is a moment in history.b. One hundred dollars is a large sum for the poor.c. Two tons is enough.若“数词”单用，表示人或物，谓语动词一般用复数9. 复数的专有名词后面都接复数a. The Great Lakes are a series of five lakes between the USA and Canada. b. The Himalayas are
6、the roof of the world.10. 由 and 连接的多个成分，若表示一种事物或一种概念时，用单数； 若表示不同概念时，用复数。a. The writer and translator is delivering a speech in our college tonight.b. A black and a white dog are playing in the yard.c. A black and white dog is playing in the yard. d. The tenth and the last lesson is translated by him
7、.e. Sound, heat and light are different forms of energy.11. 若 and 连接两个并列主语，且 and 后面的名词由相关的副词（not, perhaps, particularly, even, too, likewise, as well 等）修饰，则谓语动词的形式与 and 前面的名词保持一致。a. The horse and not the donkey is used in games of racing.b. Jack, and perhaps Williams, has been there.12. 两个表示不同物质的名词，
8、虽由 and 连接，但习惯上此两样东西常常被同时使用，这时我们将二者视为一个整体，故用单数。Bread and butter, apple pie and ice cream, the fork and knife, the wheel and axle, cup and saucer, a needle and thread13. or 连接的并列主语，动词形式与 or 最靠近的主语保持一致。a. He or I am to go. b. Her sisters or his brother has a hobby of collecting stamps.c. An erupting vo
9、lcano or an earthquake sometimes affects the feature of the surrounding region and can even caused lakes to disappear.14. every-and (every)-, each-and (each)-, any-and (any)-, no-and(no)-, many a - and (many a) -连接的并列主语，用单数动词。a. Every hour and every minute is important.b. Every man, woman and child
10、is an important being.c. Every boy and girl has to have his hair neatly combed.d. Many a man and (many a) woman has wished he or she had had a better education.15. either - or-, not only- but also-, neither - nor- 谓语动词单复数与 or, but (also),nor 保持一致。a. Not only the students but also their teacher is re
11、quired to attend the meeting.b. Not only their teacher bur also the students are required to attend the meeting.16. 主语 +with, together with, along with, as well as, as much as, in addition to, added to, except, besides, rather than, accompanied by + 另一名词，a. Mary, along with her sisters, attends the
12、sessions regularly.b. The students as well as the teacher are required to attend the meeting.c. I, as well as they, am ready to help you.17. 像 kind, type, sort, class, form 等表示类别的名词。总的规律是谓语动词与 of前面的名词形式保持一致。a. This kind of apple is sour.b. The kind of apples is sour.c. Apples of this kind are sour18
13、. A pair of +复数名词，看做整体，用单数a. A pair of gloves/glasses is on the table.b. Five pairs of gloves are on sale.19. A number of, An average of , A total of 加名词复数，用复数动词，强调数量。The number/average/total of +名词复数，用单数动词，强调整体a. A total of ten thousand dollars were donated last month.b. The total of dollars donate
14、d last month was 100,000 dollars.20. A part of +单数名词用单数谓语，+复数名词用复数谓语a. A part of the apple is badb. A part of the apples are bad.还有：the rest/remainder of, most of, plenty of, 分数（如 two-thirds）+of, 百分数+of 等21. 定语从句中的主谓一致：a. One of those men likes to drive fast.b. He is the only one of those men who li
15、kes to drive fast.c. He is one of those men who likes to drive fast.d. He is one of the only men who like to drive fast.e. One of those men who like to drive fast is her son.I. Multiple choice 1. The police _ making inquires about the accident.A. is B. are2. The cattle _ grazing（放牧） in the meadows.A
16、. is B. are3. One thousand pounds _ a small sum to run a factory.A. is B. are 4. The singer and dancer _ attend our evening.A. is to B. are to5. The public _ requested not to leave cigarette ends in these woods.A. is B. are6. The police _ the prisoners statements by questioning several witnesses.A.
17、are verifying B. is verifying C. are verified D. is verified7. She says more than one _ dismissed from this company.A. have been B. are C. has been D. had been 8. More than half of those committing murder and violent assaults(袭击) _ alcohol immediately before the crime.A. have been consumed B. have c
18、onsumedC. has been consumed D. has consumed10. The greater part of the lower grade students in our university _ to achieve the norm on the reading tests.A. was unable B. was to be unable C. were unable D. being unable11. She as well as the other students _ how to install this electric equipment.A. h
19、as learned B. are learning C. have learned D. are to learn12. Beef cattle _ of all livestock for economic growth in certain geographic regions.A. the most are important B. are the most important C. is the most important D. that are most important13. _ in the desert is mainly due to the limited suppl
20、y of desert water.A. Plants are widely spaced B. The spacing of plants is wideC. Plants to be spaced widely D. The wide spacing of plants 14. Most electronic devices of this kind, _ manufactured for such purposes, are tightly packed.A. that are B. as are C. which is D. what are15. Neither of the you
21、ng men who had applied for position in the university _.A. has been accepted B. have been acceptedC. was accepted D. were accepted16. The growth of part-time and flexible working patterns, and of training and retraining schemes, _ more women to take advantage of employment opportunities.A. have allo
22、wed B. allow C. allowing D. allows17. How close parents are to their children _ a strong influence on the character of the children.A. have B. has C. having D. to have18. Here is a message of importance to every man and woman who _.A. votes B. vote C. voting D. are voting19. The basketball team _ ba
23、ths now.A. has B. have C. is having D. are having20. Statistics _ one of the subjects that I study.A. are B. is C. were D. was 21. _ already been interviewed.A. A number of applicants have B. A number of applicants hasC. The number of applicants have D. The number of applicants has22. There _ teleph
24、one calls today.A. has been a number of B. have been a number of C. has been the number of D. have been the number of23. _ dull.A. This scissors are B. These scissors isC. This pair of scissors are D. This pair of scissors is24. The number of doctors in our country _ greatly increased since liberati
25、on.A. has B. have C. are D. isII . 辨别改错25. One of the most difficult questions in defining sleep is “what is the functions of sleep? 26. It is the interaction between people, rather than the events that occur in their lives, that are the main focus of social psychology.27. One of the wildest and mos
26、t inaccessible parts of the United States are the Everglades(湿地) where wildlife is abundant and largely protected.28. Despite much research, there are still certain elements in the life cycle of the insect that is not fully understood.30. The weeds and tall grass in that yard makes the house look as
27、 if it had been vacant for quite some time.31. Just outside the ruins are a magnificent building surrounded by tall trees.32. The amount of pressure which the materials are subject to affect the quality of the products.33. Nearly 75 percent of the land of the Canadian province are covered by forests
28、.34. Australian koalas are furry, gray animal that live in trees and feed on leaves.35. Pollen（花粉） can be transferred by the wind or by birds that comes into contact with flowers.37. The wingspread of various species of bats range from over five feet to less than two inches.38. The hind leg of the g
29、erbil（沙鼠） are particularly well adapted to leaping across its desert habitat.39. A change in direction of the monsoon winds result from the differences between the heating or cooling of landmasses and that of oceans.40. In some areas of the United States, unfavorable climate or soil make farming an
30、impossible task.41. The structure or behavior of many protozoans（原生动物） are amazingly complex for single-celled animals.42. Intelligence, education, and experience all helps shape management style.43. There are many valuable services which the public are willing to pay for, but which does not bring a
31、 return in money to the community.44. Beneath the deep oceans that cover two-thirds of the Earth, intriguing secret of the planet are concealed.45. The early periods of aviation in the United States was marked by exhibition flights made by individual fliers or by teams of performers at country fairs.46. Alaskas vast areas of untamed wilderness attracts many people who enjoy the outdoors.47. Instead of teeth, the blue whale had a row of bony plates in its mouth that function as a food-collecting device.
