名词的数与一致性（The number and consistency of nouns）.docVIP

名词的数与一致性（The number and consistency of nouns） The number and consistency of nouns 1., coordinate structure as subject, consistent with predicate A) when and connects two nouns or pronouns as subjects A, and, B are divided into the following four situations: When I., A, and B represent different people, things, or ideas, the predicate verb should be plural Li, Ming, and, Zhang, Hua, are, good, students. Both, the, parents, and, the, children, are, here. When ii., A, and B represent the same person, thing, or idea, the predicate verb is singular A, journalist, and, author, lives, in, the, sixth, flat. The, Turner, and, fitter, is, under, twenty-five. III. And connects several singular subjects, and the subject is modified by words such as each, every, no, many, a, etc. the predicate verb is singular Each, boy, and, each, girl, is, invited. Every, boy, and, girl, is, invited. No, boy, and, no, girl, is, there, now. When IV., A, and B are two integral parts, the predicate verb is singular A, law, and, rule, about, protecting, environment, has,, been, drawn, up. Bread, and, butter, is, nutritious. B) by or, not, only... But also... Either... Or... Neither... Nor... When the subject is connected, the person and the number of the predicate are the same as the subject close to it (note that the narrative and interrogative sentences are different according to the word order) Either, you, or, I, am, mad. Neither, you, nor, he, is, naughty. Not, only, the, farmer, but, also, his, family, were,, friendly, to, me. (c) when the subject is followed by with, along, with, together, with, besides, except, like, than, including, as, well, as, rather, etc., the predicate verb is unaffected by the phrase and is consistent only with the subject All, but, one, were, here, just, now. A, library, with, five, thousand, books, is, offered, to, nation,, as, a, gift. 2. the case of a single subject A) noun ending in the plural form as the subject, such as physics, maths, economics, news, means,