[英语学习]2-Concord.ppt

What was real to him was/were the details of his life. What are often regarded as edible fungi are often poisonous. (singular form: fungus) Increasing their wages has raised the crew’s morale. Listening and reading are receptive activities, and speaking and writing are productive ones. Watering the flowers and looking after the children are all I have to do every day. To know merely the main facts is not enough. (It is not enough to …) Joan is one of those people who go out of their way to be helpful. He is one of those rare people who believes/believe in ancient myths. (Here believes is used to emphasize one.) Selfishness is the one of her many faults which defeats itself. He is the only one of those who is willing to take on another assignment. II. Pronoun Concord in number in gender in person Concord with expressions of indefinite quantity as subject Compare: All of the cargo was lost. All of the crew were saved. Loads of milk has been distributed among children. Loads of apples have been picked. When the subject is a noun phrase composed of “all of.., some of …, none of…, half of… most of…, lots of…, heaps of…, loads of…, plenty of…, etc”, the number of the verb is determined by the noun in the of-phrase. Concord with expressions of indefinite quantity as subject When the subject is a noun preceded by a portion of, a series of, a pile of, a panel of, a kind/sort/type of or this kind/sort/type of, the verb invariably takes the singular form., e.g. A substantial portion of the reports is missing. A series of accidents has been reported. This kind of man is annoying. However: These sort of machines are up to date. Concord with expressions of indefinite quantity as subject If the subject is a noun phrase modified by many a and more than one, this kind of noun phrase, though notionally plural, is treated singular, e.g. Many a man has done his duty. More than one game was lost. Concord with expressions of indefinite quantity as subject Compare: An average of