subject and predicate agreement.pptVIP

A large quantity of bottles have been recycled. A large quantity of coal has been loaded on the train. Large quantities of bottles/coal have been delivered here. Do you think the head and the body are in agreement? subject predicate Why he did this ______ (be) unknown to us. When and where to build the new factory _______ (have) not been decided yet. To see _______ (be) to believe. Going hiking ______ (be) my favorite. What we need _______ (be) more water/hands. 主语为： 不定式(to do 或疑问词+ to do) 动名词doing 大部分主语从句 Singular form Nobody _________ (want) to go there. Everything ______ (be) going well. Someone _________(have) really been here before. Some- Any- Every- No- -thing -body -one Singular form Every chair and every desk in the classroom ___________ (be) new. Each boy and each girl in this class _________ (have) a dictionary. No adult and no child _________ (be) looked down upon. 当主语为： 不定代词each, every, no 所修饰的并列结构 Singular form More than one student ___________ (have ) watched the movie. Many a mother _______________ (worry) about their children’s safety after hearing the news. One and a half apples ______ left on the table. 当主语为： More than one / Many a + 单数名词 One and a half + 复数名词 Singular form A worker and writer ___________ (be) present at the meeting. Fish and chips __________ (be) popular meal in Britain. A knife and fork _______(be) on the table. Bread and butter __________ (be) very delicious. My father and friend ____________ (mean) a lot to me. 当主语：指同一个人或同一个事物的并列结构 Singular form Thirty years __________ (be) a long time. Five minutes _______ (be) enough to finish the task. Eighty kilograms _____ (be) too heavy for such a small child. 1000 miles __________(be) a long distance. New York Times always ______________ (report) the latest news. 当主语为：中心词为度量、重量、距离、金额、时间、书名等的名词词组时，通常看做一个整体，谓语动词用单数。 Exceptions 如果表时间的复数名词+pass, go by; 表时间或金钱的名词+spend/waste时 谓语动词经常用复数。 Ten and two ______ (be) twelve. Five multiplied by ten ______ (be) fifty. Six divided by two _____