【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 念，但謂語用單數(shù)。a. There is more than one answer to this question.b. More than one topic has been discussed at the meeting.與此類似的另一個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)：more+復(fù)數(shù)名詞+than one, 謂語用復(fù)數(shù)。a. More topics than one have been discussed at the meeting.b. More persons than one were killed.3) a+單數(shù)名詞+or two作主語，謂語用單數(shù)。One or two+復(fù)數(shù)名詞，謂語用復(fù)數(shù)。a. A word or two is misused in the sentence.b. One or two words are misused in the sentence.4) 對(duì)于集體名詞，如：party, crowd, class, team, family, crew, government, mittee, audience,public等，則要視情況而定：a. 若集體名詞被看成一個(gè)整體，則用單數(shù)謂語。b. 若集體名詞被看成是有具體若干成員組成的，則用復(fù)數(shù)謂語。試比較：The public is the best judge.The public are requested to write down their names in this book.He has joined the football team who are all famous footballers.A football team which keeps on training hard is more likely to win.There was a large audience in the great hall.The audience were excited.但集體名詞：police, militia(民兵)，cattle, people等總是接復(fù)數(shù)動(dòng)詞，而mankind, humanity接單數(shù)動(dòng)詞。Police in Guangdong Province are investigating an organized cheating operation in Dianbai Country of the province during national college entrance exams.5) 定冠詞the+adj. 或過去分詞（1） 若表示抽象概念，謂語用單數(shù)。（見a,b,c句）（2） 表示一類人，則為復(fù)數(shù)概念，謂語用復(fù)數(shù)。（見d,e句）（3） 有時(shí)根據(jù)上下文來判斷。（見f,g句）a. The good in him overweight the bad. (抽象概念)他身上的優(yōu)點(diǎn)比缺點(diǎn)多。b. The best is yet to e.c. The beautiful is not always the same as the good.d. The blind are unfortunate.e. The oppressed are to rise one day.f. The deceased was his mother. (表示單個(gè)的人)g. The deceased were ten farmers. 6. 復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞作主語與謂語動(dòng)詞形式的關(guān)系這種情況下，謂語動(dòng)詞形式不能一概而論。不過一條原則是：（1）若復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞表示的是復(fù)數(shù)概念，則顯然要接復(fù)數(shù)謂語；（2）若復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞表示的是單數(shù)的概念，或?qū)⑵淇闯梢粋€(gè)整體部分，則用單數(shù)謂語。 這么說來，在這種情況下，我們主要采用意義一致的原則來判斷主謂一致。61）常見的表示成對(duì)概念的復(fù)數(shù)名詞，如：pants, trousers, scissors, scales（天平），glasses, binoculars(雙筒望遠(yuǎn)鏡)，spectacles, bifocals（雙光眼鏡）。謂語動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)。Where are my glasses?2)形式上是復(fù)數(shù)（詞尾加s）,但表示單數(shù)概念的詞，謂語用單數(shù)。Works(工廠)、gallows(絞刑架)、politics, statistics, measles, diabetesa. Politics is often a popular topic among people.b. Statistics is a science.單若politics, statistics不表示學(xué)科，而分別表示“政治觀點(diǎn)”，“統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)”時(shí)，則需要復(fù)數(shù)。 Statistics prove that….What are your politics?3)表示時(shí)間, 重量,數(shù)額的復(fù)數(shù)名詞作主語，我們通常將它們看成一個(gè)整體，故謂語用單數(shù)。a. The years is a moment in history.b. One hundred dollars is a large sum for the poor.c. Two tons is enough.d. The difference between America and England is, the English think 100 miles is a long distanceand Americans think 100 years is a long time.值得注意的是,若“數(shù)詞”單用，表示人或物，謂語動(dòng)詞一般用復(fù)數(shù)。a. Ten were killed and five were missing and several were severely wounded in that accident. b. Few know the fact.4)復(fù)數(shù)的專有名詞后面都接復(fù)數(shù)謂語動(dòng)詞：a. The Great Lakes are a series of five lakes between the USA and Canada.不過特殊的有：the United Nations, the United States均看作一個(gè)整體，故用單數(shù)謂語動(dòng)詞。7．并列主語與謂語動(dòng)詞形式的關(guān)系1）由and連接的多個(gè)成分，若表示一種事物或一種概念時(shí)，用單數(shù)動(dòng)詞；若表示的是多個(gè)不同的概念時(shí)，則用復(fù)數(shù)動(dòng)詞。a. The writer and translator is delivering a speech in our college tonight. (writer和translator是指同一個(gè)人)b. The writer and the translator are delivering a speech in our college tonight.(此處指連個(gè)人) c. The tenth and last lesson is translated by him.（同一課）d. The tenth and the last lesson are translated by him.(兩個(gè)不同的課)2）若and連接兩個(gè)并列主語，且and后面的名詞有相關(guān)的副詞（not, perhaps, particularly, even, too, likewise, as well等）修飾，則謂語動(dòng)詞形式與and前面的名詞保持一致。因?yàn)榇藭r(shí)句子的真正主語應(yīng)是and前面的名詞，此時(shí)and 與前面的名詞之間常有逗號(hào)隔開。a. The horse and not the donkey is used in games of racing.b. Tom, and not Jim, has gone there.c. That the sun and not the earth is the center of our planetary system was a difficult concept to graspin the Middle Ages.d. Jack, and perhaps Williams, has been there.e. Jack, and particularly his parents, is fond of this music.3) 兩個(gè)表示不同物質(zhì)的名詞，雖由and連接，但習(xí)慣上此兩樣?xùn)|西常常被同時(shí)使用，這時(shí)我們將二者看作是一整體，故謂語動(dòng)詞仍用單數(shù)。常見的這樣的名詞有：a. Bread and butter is my favorite breakfast.b. Apple pie and ice cream is the favorite dessert of many people.c. The fork and knife is hard for me to use4) or連接的并列主語，動(dòng)詞形式與or最靠近的主語保持一致。a. He or I am to go.b. Her sisters or his brother has a hobby of collecting stamps.5) every…and(every)…each