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Units 3/4/5 Subject-verb Concord 1. The Gist of the Chapter: This lecture deals with problems of subject-verb concord with a coordinate construction, a quantitative expression, or a nominal clause as subject. We should still show the students some examples of using correct verbs according to generally accepted rules. Let’s sum up what we have learnt before. 2. Learning Points 1．and / both and Two girls and three boys are from Beijing. Both my mother and father are in good health. 特殊情况： ①无论定冠词还是不定冠词之后接两个名词时，谓 语须用单数： The secretary and treasurer is absent. Bread and butter is a good breakfast. 2. Learning Points ②由and 连接的each, every, many a 等限定词，谓语须用单数： Every boy and every girl in the room is entitled to high praise. 受到高度赞扬 ③当what 连接两个主语从句时，谓语须用复数： What I say and think are no business of yours. 我所说的和想的与你无关 3. Learning points 2．按“就近原则”处理的并列结构有： or / nor： You or he is needed for this job. either…or: Either you or he finishes reading the book. Either he or you finish reading the book. neither…nor: Neither the doctors nor the nurse is here. Neither the nurse nor the doctors are here. Not only the teacher but also the students have come. 2. Learning Points Not only the students but also the teacher has come. 3. 谓语用单数的情况有: ①将数量概念视为整体： Six months is too short a time, he warned. Five hours is needed to complete the outline. ② “one in / one out of + 复数名词”： One in ten students has failed the exam. One out of ten was lost. Learning points ③“a kind / sort / type of +单复数名词”： This kind of man annoys me. That type of men is dangerous. 注意： 如用those kinds of / these types of + 复数名词， 谓语用复数。These kinds of men are good. 如表示血的类型只能用type of。 ④“a portion of / a series of / a pile of / a panel of +复 数名词”： A series of accidents has been reported. A pile of logs was put beside the house. Learning points ⑤“many a / more than one + 名词”： Many a