[英语学习]Lecture3subject-verbconcord2.ppt

Revision of Lecture 2 Subject-verb Concord (I) Main Points: 1. Guiding principles 2. Problems of concord with nouns ending in –s 3. problems of concord with collective nouns 1. These statistics _____ manageable units for measuring distances within the solar system. A. are B. is C. have D. is to be 2. Many species of animals which once lived on the earth _____ no longer in existence. A. is B. are C. was D. were 3. A list of the semester’s composition assignments _____ to the students. A. have been given B. have given C. has been given D. are given 4. All the data _____ once and again, still there are a lot of mistakes. A. has been checked B. have been checked C. has checked D. is checked 5. Every means _____ tried but without much results. A. has been B. have been C. are D. is 6. The committee _____ among themselves for four hours. A. has been arguing B. has been argued C. have been arguing D. have been argued 7. A new TV series _____ handicapped children that they can and should think about career development. A. have taught B. teaches C. teach D. were taught 8. The auxiliary police _____ to report for duty at the headquarters. A. are required B. required C. is required D. will require 9. The Arabian Nights ____ well known to the English. A. is B. are C. was D. were 10. Chairman Mao s works ____ published. A. has been B. have been C. was D. is 11. A chemical works____ built there. A. is to being B. have been C. were to D. has been 12. Your trousers____ dirty. You must have____ washed. A. is; it B. are; it C. are;