外研社book3 module1Grammar.ppt

Either you or the headmaster is to hand out the prize to these gifted students at the meeting. 五、主谓一致的其他情况 1．“分数/百分数＋of＋名词”或“some / a lot of / lots of / a (large) quantity of / the rest of / plenty of/masses of”构成的短语，其名词可以是可数名词或不可数名词。这些短语作主语时，谓语动词要与短语中of后面的名词保持数的一致。 Masses of cards were sent on his birthday. Masses of food was left over. 但amounts of , quantities of 后面通常跟复数动词，即使of 后是不可数名词。 Very large quantities of aid were needed. 由单位词+of 构成的词组等引起主语时，单位词是单数则谓语动词用单数，如a load of, a mass of ,a pile of , a portion of , a series of , a set of, 等；单位词是复数则谓语动词用复数。 A pile of dirty clothes lies by the washing machine. Three sets of sales letters have been prepared. 已经准备好了三套销售函件。 The company had about 20 notebook computers but only one-third used regularly. Now we have 60 working all day long. A．is B．are C．was D．were Large amounts of water _______ been pumped from the mine so far. A．had B．would have C．has D．have 2．“a number of＋名词复数”作主语，谓语用复数；“the number of＋名词复数”作主语，谓语用单数。 The number of people hurt in the traffic accident has increased to 95. A great number of children whose parents had died in the earthquake were sent to live with families in other cities. 3．主语后跟with，together with，along with，but，except，besides，as well as，rather than，including, no less than，as much as等短语，谓语应与前面的主语保持一致。 Dr. Johnson, together with his assistants, is coming to visit our school. John as well as the other children who have no parents is being taken good care of in the center. All the workers except Jack are allowed to work at home. 4．动名词、不定式或从句作主语时，谓语动词用单数。 When and where to go for the on-salary holiday has not been decided yet. Most of what has been said about the Smiths is also true of the Johnsons. 5．确定倒装句谓语的单复数要找准主语：On the wall hang two large portraits. _____at the front _____ some VIPs from the company. A．Seating; was B．Seated; were C．Sitting; was D．Sat; were 6. There be 句型中的主谓一致 动词be 形式取决于其后事实上的主语。 如果事实上的主语是并列结构，只要第一项是单数名词或者不可数名词，be就根据就近原则用单数