Concord 主谓一致.ppt

Concord 　主谓一致 Grammatical principle Notional principle Principle of proximity The average family is a great deal smaller than it used to be. His family were at variance with him in their opinions about his plan to join the army. There is a bed, a desk, two bookcases and two comfortable chairs in the room. Dr. Black together with his crew are going to stay in the observation station for a whole winter. 集合名词做主语 1 . Cutlery, foliage, furniture, jewelry, machinery, merchandise (inanimate, singular) E.g. Jewelry is no longer a mark of wealth. 2. Animate beings fall into 3 subclasses. A. with the definite article, singular The aristocracy, the bourgeoisie, the church, the elite, the press, the gentry, the public, the rank and file, the youth, etc. B. (invariably plural) Cattle, militia, people, police, vermin poultry C. either singular or plural Army, audience, brood, cast, college, committee, community, company, council, crew, data, department, enemy, family, flock, gang, government, group, herd, jury, majority, media, minority, navy, nobility, opposition, staff, team, etc. The public holds a very negative attitude towards this newspaper. Poultry are less expensive in the rural areas. I like to know what the enemy is thinking. The enemy were going to attack soon. The BBC ___ (was) to send him to HongKong to report on the handover. The BBC ___ (are) planning to change some programme schedules. The old ___ (are) self-conceited because of their rich experience while the young are proud of their youthfulness. The beautiful only ___ (has) value confirmed by the ugly. (abstract quality) 并列名词做主语 1. grammatical principle both…and, conjoined items referring to different things (with and without and) 2. notional principle a. Different components of the same thing/person/concept (singular) b. premodified by each or every 3. proximity principle or, either…or, neither…nor, not only…but also Bread and milk ___ (has) been my breakfast for years. Law and order ___ (was)