【正文】 a+單數(shù)名詞+or two作主語，謂語用單數(shù)。a. A word or two is misused in the sentence.b. One or two words are misused in the sentence.4) 對于集體名詞，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整體，則用單數(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等總是接復數(shù)動詞，而mankind, humanity接單數(shù)動詞。（見a,b,c句）（2） 表示一類人，則為復數(shù)概念，謂語用復數(shù)。（見f,g句）a. The good in him overweight the bad. (抽象概念)他身上的優(yōu)點比缺點多。不過一條原則是：（1）若復數(shù)形式的名詞表示的是復數(shù)概念，則顯然要接復數(shù)謂語；（2）若復數(shù)形式的名詞表示的是單數(shù)的概念，或?qū)⑵淇闯梢粋€整體部分，則用單數(shù)謂語。61）常見的表示成對概念的復數(shù)名詞，如：pants, trousers, scissors, scales（天平），glasses, binoculars(雙筒望遠鏡)，spectacles, bifocals（雙光眼鏡）。Where are my glasses?2)形式上是復數(shù)（詞尾加s）,但表示單數(shù)概念的詞，謂語用單數(shù)。 Statistics prove that….What are your politics?3)表示時間, 重量,數(shù)額的復數(shù)名詞作主語，我們通常將它們看成一個整體，故謂語用單數(shù)。a. Ten were killed and five were missing and several were severely wounded in that accident. b. Few know the fact.4)復數(shù)的專有名詞后面都接復數(shù)謂語動詞：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均看作一個整體，故用單數(shù)謂語動詞。a. The writer and translator is delivering a speech in our college tonight. (writer和translator是指同一個人)b. The writer and the translator are delivering a speech in our college tonight.(此處指連個人) c. The tenth and last lesson is translated by him.（同一課）d. The tenth and the last lesson are translated by him.(兩個不同的課)2）若and連接兩個并列主語，且and后面的名詞有相關的副詞（not, perhaps, particularly, even, too, likewise, as well等）修飾，則謂語動詞形式與and前面的名詞保持一致。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) 兩個表示不同物質(zhì)的名詞，雖由and連接，但習慣上此兩樣東西常常被同時使用，這時我們將二者看作是一整體，故謂語動詞仍用單數(shù)。a. He or I am to go.b. Her sisters or his brother has a hobby of collecting stamps.5) every…and(every)…each…, and(each)…, any…and(any)…, no…and(no)…, many a…and(many a)…連接的并列主語，用單數(shù)謂語動詞。a. Not only the students but also their teacher is required to attend the meeting.b. Not only their teacher but also the students are required to attend the meeting.7) 與第六點形成對照的是，“主語+with, together with, along with, as well as, as much as, including, in addition to, added to, except, besides, rather than, acpanied by+另一主語”的結(jié)構(gòu)中，謂語動詞形式與第一個主語保持人稱和數(shù)的一致?；究蓺w納如下：1）像kind, type, sort, class, species, breed, variety, form, brand, make等表示類別的名詞，總的規(guī)律是：句子謂語動詞單復數(shù)與of前面的名詞形式保持一致。a. A pair of gloves/glassed is on the table.但是：b. Five pairs of gloves are on sale.3)the+最高級+of++單數(shù)謂語…The most elaborate of all bird nests is the large, doomed munal structure built by social weaverbirds.4) A number of/An average of/A total of +名詞復數(shù)，用復數(shù)動詞，強調(diào)數(shù)量the number/average/total of+名詞復數(shù),用單數(shù)動詞,強調(diào)整體.a. A total of ten thousand dollars were donated last month.b. An average of ten thousand dollars a day are sent by this post office.c. The total of dollars donated last month was 100,000 dollars.d. The total of 10 thousand dollars donated last month was sent to the floodstricken areas.5) A part of +單數(shù)名詞單數(shù)謂語復數(shù)名詞復數(shù)謂語與此類似的還有:the rest/remainder of, most of, plenty of, 分數(shù)(如twothirds)+of, 百分數(shù)+of等等。a. A part of the apple is bad.b. A part of the apples are bad.c. Threefourths of the surface of the earth is covered with water.d. A third of their position has been corrected.e. A third of their positions have been corrected.f. Threefourth of the people are illiterate. （名詞從句，動名詞短語或動詞不定式短語作主語，用單數(shù)謂語動詞）81）主語從句或短語作主語，主句謂語用單數(shù)。 is B. Two fifth。 is D. Two fif