【正文】 a number of + 名詞復(fù)數(shù)時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞用第三人稱復(fù)數(shù)形式。如：A number of students of our school e from the 。：the population時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞用第三人稱單數(shù)形式。如：(1)What is the population of your town? 你們鎮(zhèn)的人口多少？(2)The population of America is a little over two hundred 。主語是：分?jǐn)?shù) + population時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞常用第三人稱復(fù)數(shù)形式。如：About eighty percent of the population in our country are 。)every, each, either, neither, one, no one, somebody, anybody, nobody, everyone, someone, anyone, everyone, something, anything, nothing, everything在句中做限定詞限定一個(gè)名詞時(shí)，后面的謂語一律用單數(shù)。做限定詞加of時(shí)，后面的名詞或代詞都應(yīng)該用復(fù)數(shù)，但謂語卻用單數(shù)。即使有定語從句，其主句、從句謂語仍用單數(shù)。(1)Either of them isn39。t going to give up their chance of education.（他們兩個(gè)都不想放棄受教育的權(quán)利。）(2)Each one of us who is now living is destined to witness remarkable scientific discoveries.（現(xiàn)在活著的人一定會(huì)見到偉大的科學(xué)發(fā)現(xiàn)。）B)限定詞加名詞做主語：all, any, many, more, most, some, none, half,的謂語動(dòng)詞的單復(fù)數(shù)取決于它們所修飾的名詞。a)all, any, many, more, most, some修飾單數(shù)名詞時(shí)，謂語為單數(shù)；當(dāng)修飾復(fù)數(shù)名詞謂語為復(fù)數(shù)。例：All of the world is against wars.（全世界都反對(duì)戰(zhàn)爭。）There is some girl at the telephone who wants to speak to you.（有個(gè)女孩打電話來，找你。）b)all, any, many, more, most, some加復(fù)數(shù)名詞時(shí)，謂語用復(fù)數(shù)動(dòng)詞。例：All roads lead to Rome.（條條大路通羅馬。）There are scarcely any flies left.（幾乎沒有什么蒼蠅了。）c)all, any, many, more, most, some修飾不可數(shù)名詞時(shí)，謂語用單數(shù)動(dòng)詞。例：If there is any trouble, please don39。t hesitate to turn to me.（如果有什么困難，請(qǐng)立刻來找我。）More experience is essential for getting a higher position.（要得到更高的職位，重要的是要有更多的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。）(一)and, both...and 連接名詞或代詞做主語 A．謂語一般用復(fù)數(shù)形式。如：(1)Li Lei and Liu Mei are both interested in 。(2)He and she are good 。B．a(chǎn)nd 連接的兩個(gè)成對(duì)的名詞，如fork and knife（一套刀叉）, bread and butter（涂黃油的面包片，基本生活所需品）；soda and water（小蘇打水）；aim and end(終極目標(biāo))等，雖有and 連接，但仍表示單一的概念，謂語動(dòng)詞常用第三人稱單數(shù)形式。如：(1)Where is your fork and knife? 你的刀叉在哪兒？(2)Fish and chips is a popular supper 。(3)The iron and steel industry is very important to our 。C．a(chǎn)nd 連接的兩個(gè)名詞若是指同一個(gè)人, 即： and前的名詞前有冠詞,而and后面的名詞前沒有冠詞。謂語動(dòng)詞常用第三人稱單數(shù)形式。如：(1)The writer and the singer are going to pay a visit to our school.(2)The writer and singer is going to pay a visit to our ．a(chǎn)nd所連接的連個(gè)名詞前分別有: every, each, no, many a等修飾時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞用第三人稱單數(shù)形式。如：(1)Every hour and every minute is ，每一分鐘，都很重要。(2)Many a teacher and(many a)student has spoken at the ，很多老師和學(xué)生發(fā)言。(二)主語是：連接詞or, either?or?, neither?nor?, whether?or?, not?but?, not only?but also?等連接的名詞或代詞時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞的形式須跟與之最接近的名詞或代詞決定（就近原則）。如：(1)Neither he nor you are to 。(2)Is neither he nor you to blame? 他和你都不應(yīng)該受責(zé)備嗎？(3)Not only the nurses but also the doctor is ing to the only A but also B(強(qiáng)調(diào)B)= A as well as B(強(qiáng)調(diào)A), not only...but also...是平行結(jié)構(gòu)，的確采用就近原則，但是，as well as...就其本質(zhì)而言是個(gè)短語介詞，與其賓語形成完整的介詞短語做伴隨狀語，不影響句子的單復(fù)數(shù)，所以，不采用就近原則。Not only..., but also...這個(gè)句型用于表示“不僅...，而且...”也可以用于倒裝句型。倒裝的時(shí)候，not only+倒裝，but also+正常語序。(4)Not only did I go to the park ,but also I went to the forbidden ，我也去過北京故宮。(三)主語是：介詞in, out of, with, except, besides, without, as well as, no less than, rather than, more than, but, along with, together with, like, including, in addition to等所連接的兩個(gè)名詞時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞的形式應(yīng)與這些詞前面的名詞的數(shù)保持一致?！爸髡Z + 后置定語”謂語動(dòng)詞只看主語，不看后置定語部分。如：(1)At the meeting, one in four is against the 。(2)The teacher with his students is discussing a 。(3)He as well as I wants to go 。(四)one and a half + 名詞復(fù)數(shù)做主語，即名詞超過一，但不滿二時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞用第三人稱單數(shù)形式。如：One and a half oranges is enough for the 。(五)many a + 名詞單數(shù)；more than one + 名詞單數(shù)；a + 名詞單數(shù) + or two等做句子的主語時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞用第三人稱單數(shù)形式。如：(1)Many a student is interested in English 。(2)A worker or two is going to be sent to work 。(六)one or two +名詞復(fù)數(shù)做句子的主語時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞第三人稱復(fù)數(shù)形式。如：One or two spelling mistakes have been found in your + 形容詞做主語A．The + 形容詞指人做主語時(shí)，指具有形容詞性質(zhì)的一個(gè)群體，謂語動(dòng)詞一般用第三人稱復(fù)數(shù)形式。如：(1)The poor were usually looked down upon by the ，窮人常被富人瞧不起。(2)The wounded have been taken good care of in the 。B．The + 形容詞指抽象概念做主語時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞一般用單數(shù)形式。如：(1)The true is to be distinguished from the 。、短語A．主語是非謂語動(dòng)詞短語時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞用第三人稱單數(shù)形式。如：(1)Reading is of much help for learning a 。(2)To keep on doing morning exercises is good.(= It is good to keep on doing morning exercises.)堅(jiān)持做早操很有好處。如果主語是兩個(gè)或以上非謂語動(dòng)詞短語并列出現(xiàn)時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞用第三人稱復(fù)數(shù)形式。如：(1)Reading and speaking is of much help for learning a 。B．主語是從句時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞一般用第三人稱單數(shù)形式，如：(1)Why he was absent yesterday is being 。(2)Where we can get so much money is still a 。但what，who引導(dǎo)的從句做主語時(shí)，當(dāng)指具體的東西或人時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞的形式必須根據(jù)具體的意思而定。如：What I want are these I am going to meet are Tom and ．定語從句中謂語動(dòng)詞的形式必須跟先行詞的單、復(fù)數(shù)形式保持一致。如：(1)The girl who is speaking on the stage is Zhang Li’s 。(2)The children that are playing games over there are from 。注意：在“one of + 名詞復(fù)數(shù) + 定語從句”結(jié)構(gòu)中，定語從句的謂語動(dòng)詞一般用第三人稱復(fù)數(shù)形式，但當(dāng)one前面有the, the very, the less, the only或形容詞最高級(jí)修飾時(shí)，定語從句的謂語動(dòng)詞一般用第三人稱單數(shù)形式，如：(1)Li Lei is one of the students who are good at 。(2)Alice is the only one of the girls that is from 。D．there be結(jié)構(gòu)中be動(dòng)詞的形式由緊接近be后面的名詞的形式所決定。如：(1)There is a teacher and seventy students in the 。(2)There are seventy students and a teacher in the 。如果句子是由here引導(dǎo)，而主語又不止一個(gè)時(shí)，謂語通常也和最鄰近的主語一致。(1)Here is a pen, a few envelopes and some paper for ．在某些虛擬語氣的句子中，無論主語是誰，be動(dòng)詞總是為were的形式。如：(1)If I were a bird, I would fly in the sky ，我將自由自在地在天空飛翔。(2)If he were here, I would talk to him face to ，我將面對(duì)面地跟他談。