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what, who, which, any, more, all等代詞可以是單數(shù),也可是復(fù)數(shù),主要靠意思來決定。如: “The Arabian Nights”is an interesting storybook. 表數(shù)量的短語“ one and a half”后接復(fù)數(shù)名詞作主語時(shí),其謂語動(dòng)詞可用單數(shù)形式(也可用復(fù)數(shù)。如: Twelve plus eight is twenty. / Fiftysix divided by eight is seven. 一些學(xué)科名詞是以 –ics 結(jié)尾,如: mathematics, politics, physics 以及 news, works等,都屬于形式上是復(fù)數(shù)的名詞,實(shí)際意義為單數(shù)名詞,它們作主語時(shí),其謂語動(dòng)詞要用單數(shù)形式。如: My glasses are broken. / The pair of shoes under the bed is his. “定冠詞 the + 形容詞或分詞”,表示某一類人時(shí),動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)。 當(dāng)兩個(gè)主語由 either … or, neither … nor, whether … or …, not only … but also 連接時(shí),謂語動(dòng)詞和鄰近的主語一致。如果其后是由 and連接的兩個(gè)主語,則應(yīng)與靠近的那個(gè)主語保持一致。 練習(xí):主謂一致 , who____ your friend, will try my best to help you with your English. 2. The rich ____ not always happy. 3. Neither Tom nor Jack and I ____ his students. 4. Mary as well as her sisters ____ Chinese in China. A. are studying B. have studied C. studies D. study 5. Neither my father nor I ____ at home. 6. Not only my brother but also I ____ good at painting. Both of us ____ good painters., 。am 。is 11 7. Every39。 t change 39。 s works ____ published. A. has been been 19. A chemical works____ built there. A. is to being been C. were to been 20. The Olympic Games ____ held every ____ years. 。four 。five 21 .The United States of America one of the most developed countries in the world. is the only one of die students who ____ elected. A. are is one of the most interesting questions that ____ asked. C. have been been a man ____ e to help us. 25.All____ present and all____ going on well, our monitor said. 12 。are 。are 26. The police ____ the murderer everywhere when he suddenly appeared in a theatre. A. is searching for B. were searching for C. are searching for