3 Subect - verb Concord (II).pptVIP

Lecture 3 Subject-verb Concord (II) Teaching Contents 3.1 Problems of concord with a coordinate subject 3.2 Problems of concord with expressions of quantity as subject 3.3 Other problems of subject-verb concord 3.1 Problems of concord with a coordinate subject Coordination by and or both …and It is usually treated as plural when it refers to two or more than two persons/things, but it is singular when referring to one person or thing. e.g. Baseball and swimming are usually summer sports. Your friend and adviser has agreed to lend me his money. After each… and each… or every… and every…, the verb is also in the singular form: e.g. Each man and each woman is asked to help. Every flower and every bush is to be cut down. The indefinite pronouns anybody/anyone, everybody/everyone, nobody/no one, and somebody/someone combine with singular verb forms, even though co-referent pronouns and determiners may be plural forms. e.g. [Everybody]’s doing what they think they’re supposed to do. Nobody has their fridges repaired any more, they can’t afford it. each/every… he/she/they e.g. At the moment each of the girls was too busy thinking about her own personal safety to care much about the luggage. But “each/every+ singular n. … they/their” is right as well. e.g. Each of the students should have his/their own books. Every member brings their own lunch. In such exams as TOEFL, the pronoun referring to “nobody/everybody/everyone/someone/somebody/anybody/anyone/no one” can only be he/his instead of they/their. However, as English learners it must be known that “everyone…they” is used more oftern than “everyone…he”. e.g. Everyone warned you, didn’t they? Has anybody brought their camera? No one could have blamed themselves for that. Every one / each / each one /*everyone of the students should have their/his own books. 2) Coordination by or / either…or, neither…nor, not only...but also Here the problem is dealt with according to the principle of